Iraq's Prime Minister has called for new provincial elections following anti-government protests that killed 14 people last week. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a news conference in Baghdad today that he would ask the parliament to pass a law allowing for the early elections for the councils that rule Iraq's 18 provinces. He said, the move was a response to the people's demands for change. Elections for control of Iraq's provinces are held every four years. The last ones were held in 2009 and moving them forward would require parliamentary approval. The decision already has the support of the parliament speaker, Osama al-Nujaifi, who said on Sunday that he was also proposing such a move.