Basra governor tests the waters for the premiership

The governor of Basra is moving between political blocs and high-level leaders in a bid to access the premiership, but the political landscape does not appear conducive for this.
Basra Gov. Asaad al-Eidani listens during a press conference in the new building of the Basra governorate on Sept. 9 2018.
Asaad al-Eidani, governor of Iraq's southern province of Basra, listens during a press conference in the new building of Basra governorate on Sept. 9, 2018, after the old building was burned during the demonstrations and events that occurred in the previous days in Basra. -
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Adnan Abu Zeed
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Through a series of meetings with heads of alliances and party leaders, Basra Gov. Asaad al-Eidani has presented himself as a candidate for the prime minister post.

On Dec. 18, he met with Nassar al-Rubaie, head of the political committee of the Sadrist movement. On Dec. 19, he met Fatah Alliance head Hadi al-Amiri in Baghdad.

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