k98nights Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki meets with security leaders of Anbar Province, at his office in Baghdad. Photo/Reuters Posted Sunday, May 30 2010 at 19:02NAJAF, Iraq, SundayIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said yesterday his party would not compromise on its choice of government leader, resisting pressure from potential coalition partners for him to step aside.Iraq is still without a government almost three months after an inconclusive March 7 parliamentary election, won by the cross-sectarian Iraqiya bloc of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.Iraqiya fell short of a majority, and Maliki’s mainly Shi’ite State of Law bloc, which came second, is negotiating with the third-place, Iranian-backed Iraqi National Alliance to form a coalition government.State of Law want Maliki to remain at the helm of government, but he is opposed by a key component of INA, the Sadrist political movement of anti-American Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose Mehdi Army militia was crushed by government forces dispatched by Maliki in 2008.Asked whether State of Law might propose a compromise candidate, Maliki replied: “Absolutely not. State of Law insists on its candidate.”“Forming a government requires understandings, not concessions, based on the constitution,” he said after meeting Iraq’s most revered Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in the Shi’ite holy city of Najaf, some 160 km south of Baghdad.http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Iraqs%20Maliki%20%20refuses%20to%20quit%20as%20PM/-/1068/928982/-/y5p05tz/-/index.htmlHe said the two groups were close to agreeing on a name for their alliance. (Reuters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariejose Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 DOES'NT HE REALIZE IT'S THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE THAT DECIDE. AND HE MUST ABIDE THEIR DECISION? OR DOES IT NOT WORK THAT WAY?. WHAT A EFFIN IDIOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc31 Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Thanks for the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCOMOJO Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 .............the world doesn't need Iran involved in Iraq, if M. has his way they will and the bloodbath will eventually start again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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