Iraq’s next government faces security gaps, oil dependency

Ali al-Zaidi is tasked with forming Iraq’s new government as analysts warn of urgent security and economic challenges.

Iraq security challenges economic hardships Ali al-Zaidi

Nawar Faeq
Press TV, Baghdad

President Nizar Amidi has tasked Ali al-Zaidi, the candidate of the largest parliamentary bloc, with forming the new government. Many analysts say the incoming administration stands before urgent priorities that include stabilizing the country’s defense capabilities and addressing long-standing structural weaknesses in the economy.