The governor of Najaf province in Iraq has resigned following a series of protests Stories

Louai al-Yasseri’s ouster was followed by fierce criticism by prominent Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr.

The governor of Najaf province of Iraq has resigned, a day after another governor resigned following protests against life and corruption.

Louai al-Yasseri resigned in Najaf, central Iraq, on Friday after the governor of southern Syria resigned following a brutal crackdown on protesters.

Their departure reflects the complexities of war-torn Iraq and how it has changed little demonstrations which swept Baghdad’s capital and southern parts of the country two years ago.

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the streets expressing outrage over corruption, unemployment and the collapse of government programs, and hundreds of them lost their lives in protests.

Al-Yasseri announced at a press conference that he was resigning from his job in a Shia holy city, according to the Iraq News Agency.

Resigning from his position follows fierce criticism by prominent Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr, who appeared to be the next king. legal elections in October.

Al-Sadr visited the public in Najaf city on Wednesday after “reports of corruption and irregularities in the commission”, according to a news agency.

“We will work to remove the governor of Najaf and replace him legally,” he said.

On Friday evening, al-Sadr welcomed the resignation of the governor as “the right approach”.

In the last few weeks, it has happened slowly demonstrations has spread to Najaf and the neighboring Diwani region, as well as to Asia.

Demonstrators have criticized their lives and called for young graduates to find employment.

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi held a security conference Wednesday to discuss the protests, in which he reiterated the need to avoid “using force or shooting”.

The next day, the governor of Nigeria, Ahmed Ghani Khafaji, announced his resignation after a series of protests in which three people were shot and wounded, according to a medical source.

The 2019 demonstrations came in the wake of a bloodbath and the spread of the coronavirus. More than 600 people have been killed and thousands injured in the protests.

Al-Kadhemi convened an election in October as a permit for protesters.

But the anger turned to indifference and the voters saw that the voters had dropped significantly.

Al-Sadr’s party – which led a US-Iraqi military operation – won 73 of the 329 seats in the conference, the electoral body said.