ERBIL - The current Iraqi government cannot be blamed for the situation in Iraq alone while the previous cabinets are responsible too, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani argued on Tuesday, adding that the Iraqi premier has no magic wand to address all challenges.

Barzani made the comments in a conversation with the Middle East Research Institute in Erbil, where he explained that the entire political system in Iraq is responsible for the existing issues in the country, and not only one person, referring to PM Adil Abdul Mahdi who has been put under pressure by powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to resign.

The Kurdish leader noted that Erbil could help Baghdad in hopes of resolving the issues together and save the country from further possible escalations, as protests against the government have intensified in the capital Baghdad and other Iraqi southern cities since early October.

He further said that the content of the Iraqi Constitution has not been implemented accordingly, therefore, he added, an amendment to the Constitution is not a resolution to the current challenges facing the country.