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Maliki: It is the right of everyone in the state of law nomination for prime minister

Mr. Nuri al-Maliki said that currently the only candidate In a coalition of law for prime minister, but that all members of coalition rule of law have the right to stand for prime minister.

Maliki said in a t.elevision interview that he is not required to be in alliances is the Prime Minister, and it is up to the satisfaction of future alliances

The modern-Maliki amid growing opposition to the political blocs to becoming prime minister again.

The reason for the defection of coalition rule of law by the National Coalition for adherence to the premiership but the results of the elections, and emphasizes other blocs dismissing him to show some flexibility

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Iraq’s Al-Maliki, Allawi Vie to Form Next Government

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq’s main political groupings, disputing the results of the country’s elections, sought to broker alliances in a bid to form the biggest bloc of seats in parliament and earn the right to name the next prime minister. Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, whose secular alliance won a narrow victory in parliamentary elections on March 7, said he initiated talks yesterday to form a coalition and vowed to reach out to political allies and foes alike. His rival, Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, was also engaged in talks after declaring that his second-placed Shiite Muslim group won’t accept the results and might even challenge them in court.

“How they negotiate through the coming months is a test of whether they can put the Iraqi state interests above their own partisan ambitions,” said Julien Barnes-Dacey, a Middle East analyst at the London-based Control Risks Group. “It is a situation of great and potentially troubling uncertainty.”

Neither group came close to winning a majority of the 325 seats needed to form a government, forcing coalition talks. Those negotiations may drag on for months, hampering the Obama administration as it prepares to pull combat troops out of the country by the end of August. Al-Qaeda has threatened a new campaign of attacks against all of the parties. Allawi’s Iraqiya alliance won 91 seats in the election, according to the final tally of results released by the Independent High Electoral Commission on March 26. Al-Maliki’s State of Law alliance got 89 seats.

Iraqiya will strive to form a government with “all political forces and all those who want to build Iraq,” Allawi said in a statement.

Disputes

The ruling coalition that emerges must resolve long-standing disputes over federalism versus centralism, the sharing of oil revenue among regions and whether to include the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in the Kurdish autonomous region in the north.

Once the results are certified, President Jalal Talabani will have 15 days to call for lawmakers to convene and elect a speaker and two deputy speakers. A new president will then be elected and will invite the leader of the largest bloc to form a government. The Prime Minister designate has 30 days to do so. If they fail, then another Prime Minister designate must be appointed and given the chance to form a ruling coalition.

The Supreme Court said in a ruling made public on March 26 that a coalition formed after the election could assert the right to form a government as the largest bloc.

Iran

Iraq’s constitution doesn’t make this point clear and al-Maliki requested the clarification, “somewhat suspiciously,” the day before results were due to be announced, said Marina Ottaway and Daniel Kaysi, analysts at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in an article posted on the Web site of the Washington-based policy institute.

“Usually, the party which wins the elections has the first chance to form a government but al-Maliki is doing everything to block his rival’s chance to come to power,” said Mustafa Alani, an analyst from the Dubai-based Gulf Research Centre.

Iran’s Shiite rulers are backing efforts by al-Maliki to form an alliance with another Shiite group, the Iraqi National Alliance, which came in third with 70 seats, and an alliance of Kurdish parties that placed fourth with 43 seats, said Alani. The U.S. prefers Allawi because he is a secular Iraqi nationalist who would resist Iranian influence, Alani said.

Sunni Majority

Allawi attracted support from the Sunni Muslim minority, who dominated the nation under former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and formed the backbone of an insurgency against U.S. led forces after the 2003 invasion that brought Shiites to power. The Iraqiya leader said in an interview with the Asharq Al Awsat newspaper published today that he was not in talks with Maliki’s alliance, though he is negotiating with other major groups. State of Law’s bid to form a bloc with the INA to gain a parliament majority “will be unsuccessful,” he said.

Concerns about post-election violence were raised after several bombs exploded today near a house linked to a prominent Sunni politician who ran in the elections, killing five people and wounding 26 others, the Associated Press reported. The blasts happened in the town of Qaim near Syria, the AP said.

Recount

Al-Maliki will serve as a caretaker premier until a new government is formed. It took almost six months to cobble together a ruling coalition after the 2005 legislative elections. Speaking at a news conference aired live after the results were announced, al-Maliki said the tally wasn’t “final” and that he wouldn’t accept it. He alleged that some of those who won seats should have been barred from the vote because of ties to the banned Baathist regime of Hussein. Al-Maliki’s supporters have insisted on a manual recount, a demand rejected by the electoral authorities. The U.S. said the elections had been conducted fairly. “There is no evidence of widespread or serious fraud,” Philip J. Crowley, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department, told reporters in Washington. “This marks a significant milestone in the ongoing democratic development of Iraq.”

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Member in the law: see three-way alliances to form the next government

A member of a coalition of law Haider Jurani "The coalitions will be formed between the blocs that have participants Many Such as belief in the Constitution and the political process and deliberation Peaceful transfer of power and non-party monopoly of the political class Specific.

The Jourani In a telephone conversation with "We are now Hearing Some of the exclusionary tone of the blocks through the promotion of giving the post Of the channel in a bid and another the other way and this makes the situation Non-natural, "he says.

The Jurani, "that political parties have raised the slogan of the lack of red lines in the talks, but the event and Walid time when we talk about forming a government in an atmosphere welcomed the participation of All Without Removal of one without Setting conditions This fact is a form of government of national partnership mentioned by most of the political blocs , Indicating that it is really Requires us to be a government of national partnership because all the blocks are not eligible winner for the formation rate (half +1) does not have any absolute majority of the vote to form a government, we'll see three-way alliances to form the next government."

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leadership in the Kurdistan Alliance rule out an alliance with the Iraqi

Ruled out the leader of the Kurdish Alliance Blue alliance with Hussein, the Iraqi List to form the next government.

He said in a telephone conversation with That the Iraqi List of figures clearly declared hostility to the aspirations of the Kurdish people's constitutional.

He added that the Kurdistan Alliance have fully prepared for an alliance with all the political blocs to form the next government and private that are consistent with our expectations.

Stating that the Government will be the next president of the three blocks at least, and our alliance with the government in the previous parliament will stay as is, with some changes in the wording of the new agreement, adding that there is no such thing as impossible in the political process.

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Watermelon: Maliki ended his constitutional powers and will not negotiate with the list

he said of the Iraqi leadership in the beauty of watermelon Maliki has expired is not entitled to constitutional authorization Baishi the future of Iraq, adding the watermelon in a telephone conversation with (the Agency's news news) on Monday said: "Maliki's latest remarks about his intention to form the next government is not unfounded and that man ended his powers as prime minister He is now a coalition only has no right to circulate Acaoelh on the street and on the Iraqi political blocs and coalitions other. hinting The list is winning the (Iraqi) would only be able to resolve the issue of forming a government by the Constitution and the law, noting that President Iyad Allawi's list is not in a prime minister or give it up would be his own free will and choice of leadership will be the last in the list is the alternative will be chosen in a timely manner. Melons and concluded: "that the list is still going on in Iraq to discuss with the other winning coalitions to form a government, ruling:" Coalition State law of the negotiations with.

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Al-Samarrai: Iraq is open to everyone, including Maliki's coalition

Leader, Iraqi National List, Abdel Karim al-Samarrai said the list will open up on all the lists winners without exception, in reference to the list of coalition rule of law, adding Samurai (the Agency's news news) on Monday: "The committee formed by the menu will open up on all the lists where the Limba coalition of state law that some say is the relationship between the two lists tense, indicating that the list close to a unified national coalition, it is also very close to the Kurdistan Alliance, said that the dialogues between the lists in its early stages.

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The rule of law committed to Maliki's nomination ... Allawi's comments to resolve differences of its components with the Kurds was expected

Welcome amid the international public the results of parliamentary elections and to know the size of each swath of the coalition, the Iraqi arena has begun to witness a political storm of the winning move entities to form a new government, but this storm, the latest storm in the Iraqi street, rounded figures and entities divided , to learn from the person who enjoys the confidence of the largest parliamentary bloc in the parliament Of his accession to the presidency Ministers, to the analysts, political rapprochement between the blocks indicates Formation of the government is strong. Where an MP from the Iraqi National Coalition on behalf of the Sheriff that the statements we hear from the heads of political blocs conflicting components.

Sharif announced in a telephone conversation with (press agency news) on Monday, "the existence of pending issues between the coalition and the Iraqi national rule of law since the consultation to enter a list of one election, indicating adherence to the rule of law the position of Prime Minister Maliki was still the major obstacle between the files.

He continued: the Kurdistan Alliance, said the demands brought by programs such as alliance, including the attachment material 140 belonging to the governorate of Kirkuk and regions contested, as well as their emphasis on the renewal of the Chair of the President ended the mandate of Jalal Talabani, the well-known of other laws to be resolved through Thafatthm such as oil, gas and others.

He, at the table to let it round his coalition, which provides for the collection of all the political blocs winning elections and to consult among themselves in order to bring the democratic process and political process in the country.

And the emergence of the most prominent candidates for the National Coalition for the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, including former Prime Minister and leader of the Movement for National Reform and Baqir Jabr Minister of Finance and a leading figure in the Islamic Supreme Council and Qusay al-Suhail only candidate with the Sadr movement, and stressed that the Iraqi National did not identify any candidate for Prime Minister , adding that it resolved the coalition after the vote on the candidates and knowledge of parliamentary allies within the dome, indicating the presence of many dialogues led by the Alliance and there is no red line with any particular Iraqi List coalition.

The attorney for the candidate and the Kurdistan Alliance, Ala. Talabani that dialogues between the blocs serve the interest of the country in general.

And signal Talabani told (press agency news) that the statements made by the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, the local government to resolve differences of Nineveh province and a list of Nineveh sister and an apology by Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on the nomination of an Arab for the presidency had been expected, Modana That the Kurdistan Alliance is still looking to consult with all political blocs, adding there is no red cheek to ally itself with any bloc, hoping to continue dialogues between clusters that serve the interests of the country.

In the meantime, the official spokesman denied the coalition of law Hajem al-Hassani nomination in the Dawa party leader Ali al-Adeeb, a key component of the rule of law substitute for Nuri al-Maliki.

Al-Hassani, said in a statement singled out by the (agency's news reports) that the reports on the nomination of al-Adeeb, rather than al-Maliki naked on health, confirmed that the state of the law is still sticking eluded Maliki, adding that the dialogue with the Iraqi National Coalition and there is ongoing joint committees between the coalitions and talks are By Hadi and positive.

As a teacher of sociology at the University of Baghdad, called Dr. Fawzia: We believe that university professors The political arena complex between blocks in an attempt to organize the political table.

She asked in a telephone call we see a rapprochement between the political blocs, and this is what he would have wished the Iraqi people, seven years after the change, adding that the blocks left and partisan interests to pay attention to the interests of Iraq and its people.

In this context, political views indicates the difficulty in renewing the mandate of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, ending its validity once again, as well as former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, leader of the first list in the elections, stressing the emergence of a third person driving governance in the country

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Talabani returns to Baghdad from Iran

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has returned to the capital Baghdad following a visit to neighboring Iran.

“Talabani has participated in a meeting by the heads of states of the Nowruz celebrating countries. He met with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and heads of states,” according to a statement published on the web site of the Iraqi presidency.

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CBI sells $167m on Monday

The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales fell to $167.740 million in its daily auction on Monday, compared to $176.920 million in the previous session.

“The demand hit $2.220 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $165.520 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,173 Iraqi dinars per dollar,” according to a CBI news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

None of the 13 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars.

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Ahmed Anwar: Alliance of Kurdistan with the guarantees of adherence to the constitution and the peaceful transfer of power

According to a member Kurdistan Alliance Ahmed Anwar "The coalition will enter the next phase in coalitions with the political blocs to ensure adherence to the constitution for Iraq and paragraphs of the federal and Federal peaceful rotation of power."

The Kurdish Alliance won 43 seats in the House of Representatives next extreme number of seats 325 seats.

Ahmed added in contact with the Agency for the independent press (Iba), "The Kurdistan Alliance believes that the Iraqis are linking them to the spirit of citizenship, not national link or sectarian."

Article 3 of the Iraqi constitution, "Iraq is a country of multiple nationalities, religions and creeds, which is part of the Islamic world, and a founding member and active in the League of Arab States, and is committed to its charter."

Ahmad noted that "all Iraqis want lasting stability, although there are problems is the lack of solutions to the contested areas," stressing that "the Kurdistan Alliance operates according to the Iraqi constitution for this problem."

In accordance with article 140 of the Iraqi constitution to normalize the situation in Kirkuk and disputed areas.

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