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2005-02-16 Iraq-Jordan

Shiite's Jaafari favoured choice to become Iraq's PM

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Posted by Steve White 2005-02-16 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Kurdsâ powerful showing puts them in a kingmaker role -- if they ally with the Shiite alliance, the pair would have more than two-thirds in the assembly.

For all of the MSM handwringing, we really couldn't have asked for a better result.

Posted by 2b 2005-02-16 7:40:59 AM|| 2005-02-16 7:40:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 this Ibrahim al-Jaafari guy looks almost exactly like my cousin Al

Posted by mhw 2005-02-16 7:56:59 AM|| 2005-02-16 7:56:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree that's a good thing, 2b. You can easily get your supermajority with the 2 or 3 largest groups, and they can work with each other. It's not like many countries, in which the big 2 hate each other.

You don't have the problem you often have with PR systems, in which your coalition depends on these little splinter groups with 3 or 4 members and a one-item agenda.

Posted by jackal 2005-02-16 8:20:33 AM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-02-16 8:20:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Jaafari SOUNDS pretty good to me....

Posted by Wuzzalib 2005-02-16 7:07:47 PM|| 2005-02-16 7:07:47 PM|| Front Page Top

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