| A leader in the Islamic Dawah Party, headed by current Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, has affirmed that that Al-Jaafari is adamant on keeping his nomination to the post of head of the new government. He said that the Unified Iraqi Coalition led by Abdulaziz al-Hakim, is "insisting on keeping its candidate for this position." An independent prominent member of the Coalition told Asharq al-Awsat yesterday that he heard Al-Jaafari say he "believes that this nomination is legitimate and that God and the people have chosen him for this position." |