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Decision to form govt. would be Iraqi one, Maliki sez
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stressed during a meeting with a U.S. White House delegation on Sunday that the decision to form a new government would be purely Iraqi away from any foreign interferences, according to a statement by his office.Prime Minister Maliki received today (Aug. 1) a White House delegation and had talks over bilateral relations between the two countries and means to activate the strategic framework agreements, read the statement as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The delegation expressed the United States readiness to back the efforts exerted by the Iraqi political blocs to form a government, it added. The political chessboard in Iraq has been experiencing non-stop differences among the key blocs that won seats in the March 2010 legislative elections over the premiership and the government formation, namely between Malikis Dawlat al-Qanoon (State of Law) and former Premier Iyad Allawis al-Iraqiya bloc. Several parliament sessions were postponed while the set constitutional deadline to election a new speaker and a president of a republic was breached. The elections saw al-Iraqiya winning 91 seats, followed by Malikis State of Law with 89 seats, the Iraqi National Alliance (INA), which comprises Ammar al-Hakims Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), Muqtada al-Sadrs Movement and Fadila (Virtue) Party, with 70 seats and the Kurdistan Alliance (KA) with 57 seats. The results prompt coalitions of several parties to guarantee a required majority at the 325-seat parliament in order to form a government. Posted by: Steve White 2010-08-02 |
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