Iraqi parliament passes measures to meet anti-govt. protesters' demands

More than 200 Iraqi lawmakers attended the Monday parliamentary session to discuss the measures, which include revoking privileges for the three political heads - the president, the prime minister, and the parliament speaker - and several senior politicians.

The parliamentarians also voted to dissolve irregular provincial councils and form a commission to draw up a list of changes and submit them to lawmakers within four month.

The government has also pledged to address the demonstrators' demands by delivering a package of economic and political reforms.

Sadr urges early elections under UN supervision

Meanwhile, the leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq's Parliament, Muqtada al-Sadr, has called for early elections in Iraq under the supervision of the United Nations and a new electoral body.

Sadr said in a tweet, "Brother, Adel Abdul Mahdi has to come under the dome of parliament to announce early elections and under the supervision of the United Nations with legal periods that don't last for long."

"During this period, all necessary measures will be taken to change the electoral commission and its law and present it to the people," he said.

Iraqi protesters are angry over the country's economic conditions and what they see as corruption.

Earlier in the day, the army said it will impose an overnight curfew in Baghdad until further notice, as renewed anti-government protests entered a fourth day.

The curfew hours are from midnight to 6 a.m. local time until further notice, state television quoted the Baghdad Operations Commander as saying on Monday.

The curfew came after students and schoolchildren joined protests in Baghdad and cities in southern Iraq, defying the education minister who had warned them against partaking in the unrest.

Source: PressTV