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QUOTE: Shia protesters storm Baghdad’s Green Zone, occupy parliament
By Associated France Press, May 10, 2016
AFP: Dr Abadi’s efforts to change the system have been opposed by powerful political parties that rely on control of ministries for patronage and funds. “The parliament and the government are simply not capable of reforming. They will always defend privilege over reform,” said Zaid al-Ali, a fellow at Princeton University. “It was entirely predictable that this was going to happen.”