Iraq’s Maliki seeks new premiership amid challenge by rivals
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seeking to form a broad alliance to govern his oil-rich nation as rivals -- including some within his own coalition -- challenge his bid for a third term. Maliki will start talks with “all political blocs in the next few days to form a broad national coalition for the […]Khalid Al-Ansary and Nayla Razzouk:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seeking to form a broad alliance to govern his oil-rich nation as rivals -- including some within his own coalition -- challenge his bid for a third term.
Maliki will start talks with “all political blocs in the next few days to form a broad national coalition for the new government,” said Khalid al-Asadi, a lawmaker from Maliki’s State of Law parliamentary faction. “The election results showed a big victory for State of Law and this enables it to name its candidate for the premiership, who is Maliki.”
