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Allawi asserts right to form government
BAGHDAD The leader of Iraq's top vote-getting coalition in the inconclusive March elections is saying that his bloc still has the right to form the next government.Ayad Allawi returned to Iraq after touring the Mideast since his cross-sectarian Iraqiya party eked out a slim lead in the balloting. He met with the heads of other political parties late on Thursday. The meetings come after rival conservative Shiite parties formed a new alliance earlier this week. They say this gives them the largest number of seats in parliament and that they now have the right to form the new government. Iraq has made little progress toward forming a government after the vote. Posted by: Steve White 2010-05-08 |
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