Summary
Iraqi protesters Tuesday brushed off new government promises of reform, skeptical that top political leaders would deliver the sweeping change they demand.
Protests demanding an overhaul of a political system deemed by many as inefficient and corrupt have rocked Baghdad and the Shiite-majority south since Oct. 1 .
The movement continues to gain momentum despite government pledges of reform and a violent crackdown that has left more than 330 people dead.
Late Monday, President Barham Saleh met with the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, leaders from the Al-Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary network and former premiers.
If the reforms were not complete within 45 days, the top leaders pledged to call for early parliamentary elections or withdraw legitimacy from government, or both.
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