Al-Maliki starts bargaining to form government

[yota691]

Al-Maliki starts bargaining to form government

BAGHDAD

 

 

An Iraqi man reads a local newspaper the day after results revealed that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki won the most seats in parliamentary elections, in Baghdad on May 20, 2014. AFP Photo

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has started the period of bargaining to form a new government as his predecessor’s political bloc demanded that parliamentary polls be repeated, claiming that the vote was rigged.      

“There were many cases of vote-rigging and other violations,” Entessar Allawi, a spokesperson for former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s Wataniya bloc, told Anadolu Agency. “We reported all the violations to the electoral commission, but our complaints were ignored.”

Al-Maliki won by far the most seats in parliamentary elections, putting him in the driver’s seat for a third term. However, his State of Law alliance fell short of an overall majority, meaning al-Maliki will have to court rivals, some of whom have refused to countenance his bid for re-election. 

Results from the election commission showed State of Law garnered 93 out of 328 parliamentary seats, with al-Maliki himself winning more than 721,000 personal votes. He needs support from 165 lawmakers to lead the next government.      

Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s al-Ahrar coalition trailed second with 31 seats, followed by the al-Muwatin bloc led by Shiite leader Ammar al-Hakim, which managed to clinch 29 seats. Sunni Parliamentary Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi’s Mutahidoun ended up with 23 seats. The al-Wataniya list, a Sunni-backed bloc led by Allawi, won 21 seats. SunniDeputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq’s al-Arabiya list gained 10 seats.

Meanwhile, Kurds won 62 seats and the result was hailed as a “victory” by Kurds and the Kurdish press in Iraq. Kurds won five seats more than in 2010’s elections, raising the number of Kurdish members of Parliament from 57 to 62. 

“Kurdistan Won” headlined the Hewler newspaper, known for its links with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of Masoud Barzani. The report said Kurdish votes in Iraq were up by 20 percent and that the KDP won 25 seats, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan won 21, the Goran Movement received nine, the Islamic Unity Party obtained four and the Islamic Society Party won three seats in the Iraqi Parliament. 

According to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s official newspaper, the Kurdish region will be able to compete with Baghdad thanks to the 62-seat haul.

May/20/2014

 

[oregonrealtor]

Deja-vu all over again.  Maliki vs. Allawi with the Kurds in the middle.  How many years will it take to get any kind of government settled this time? 

 

Sigh.

 

We continue to wait.

[magawatt]

Item #1 HCL Law.

[TrinityeXchange]

OUTSTANDING NEWS!!!! Outstanding!

 

As of today:

1. Maliki is done
2. A new National Alliance is in place preparing to form a new government with leaders who believe in inclusion and tolerance
3. The Kurds have increased their law voting power!  (HUGE) because they are all about progress!

Great day for we investors!

[idplzr]

Somehow, M always finds a way.

[whatsthis]

If they let Maliki stay they deserve what they get.

[WheresmyRV?]

OUTSTANDING NEWS!!!! Outstanding!

As of today:

• Maliki is done
• A new National Alliance is in place preparing to form a new government with leaders who believe in inclusion and tolerance
• The Kurds have increased their law voting power! (HUGE) because they are all about progress!

Great day for we investors!

Great news!!

Edited May 20, 2014 by WheresmyRV?

[calkid11]

Thank you

[10 YEARS LATER]

Somehow, M always finds a way.

wow . . . someone negged you on your opinion . . . gave you the up to get back even. Holy cow folks, people are entitled to an opinion,especially where M is concerned . . . and notably, M usually finds a way.

[Halo9678]

It's not that I don't want to believe it...

[WISKY291]

10 years, somebody negged you WTH!!! + one for you.

[sandfly]

THANKS I HOPE HE'S OUT

[Calijim]

I must be missing something here.... Maliki DONE???

[idplzr]

wow . . . someone negged you on your opinion . . . gave you the up to get back even. Holy cow folks, people are entitled to an opinion,especially where M is concerned . . . and notably, M usually finds a way.

Thanks 10. I got ur back.

10 years, somebody negged you WTH!!! + one for you.

+1 for you also...

[10 YEARS LATER]

Thanks 10. I got ur back.

+1 for you also...

You betcha brother

WISKY291, on 20 May 2014 - 8:44 PM, said:

10 years, somebody negged you WTH!!! + one for you.

Thanks WISKY . . . some folks just haters

 

[RodandStaff]

At least there are more "plus slingers" than neg's out there Ten!!!

[uncirculd]

Well I am guessing he don't have enough money to promise them.  And that is why I am so glad they didn't pass the budget, because that buffoon needed money to pay his brides.  He steals it when he needs it.  He kept saying infrastructure law, well that was to wide open to pull funds from,  with out accountability it didn't get passed.  wooo hooo and now he is getting broke.  It would be too obvious if he transferred funds from his london, lebanon and who knows where else he has funneled Iraq funds to his bribe-ee's.   He must be really tripping when they won't even accept positions in the GOI or money from him.  Those who did before knows exactly how he is, some are afraid of his murder whims and don't want to be caught up with him again, lucky to make it threw his administration the last 4 years.  The opponents out smarted him this time.  I wonder how many of them had to wear 2 hats for the last 4 years?