BAGHDAD: Iraq's top Shia cleric yesterday called on political blocs to agree on the next prime minister before the newly elected parliament sits next week, stepping up aside their differences and form an inclusive government in the face of Sunni militants who have seized large swathes of territory.
The Iranian-born Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani also said he wanted the political blocs yo agree on the next parliament speaker and president by the time the new legislature meets on Tuesday.