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Sunnis reject Jaafari as Iraq PM
 BAGHDAD - Iraqs Sunni leaders Monday rejected incumbent Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafaris candidacy as the next premier, their spokesman said. We have sent a letter to our Shiite brothers explaining that our position remains the same -- that of rejecting Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafaris candidacy, Thafer Al Ani, spokesman of Sunni-led National Concord Front told AFP.The National Concord Front has 44 seats in the 275-member Iraqi parliament. They will get the letter in a short while, he added. Late Sunday Iraqs other main political faction, the Kurdish group, rejected Jaafari staying on in the post. We have once again rejected Jaafaris candidacy, Kurdish lawmaker Mahmud Othman told AFP after a meeting between leaders of the Kurdish coalition in parliament and representatives of Jaafaris party. Iraqs Shiite parliament bloc formed a committee Sunday to decide the fate of Jaafari and end a standoff that has left a yawning power vacuum nearly four months after landmark elections in December. Posted by: Steve White 2006-04-11 |
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