Shiites Form Alliance in Iraq, Pushing Allawi Aside
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Shiites Form Alliance in Iraq, Pushing Allawi Aside
Shilo Wed May 05, 2010 6:53 am
May 5, 2010
The new alliance – not unlike the one that emerged after Iraq’s last parliamentary election in 2005 – strengthens the position of the country’s main Shiite parties but does not yet guarantee Mr. Maliki reelection for a second term as prime minister.
It did marginalize the largely secular and Sunni coalition led by a former interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, who emerged as the narrow winner of the country’s election nearly two months ago. Mr. Allawi, a Shiite, now has little chance of winning enough votes in the new 325-member parliament to become the country’s leader.
The new alliance – not unlike the one that emerged after Iraq’s last parliamentary election in 2005 – strengthens the position of the country’s main Shiite parties but does not yet guarantee Mr. Maliki reelection for a second term as prime minister.
It did marginalize the largely secular and Sunni coalition led by a former interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, who emerged as the narrow winner of the country’s election nearly two months ago. Mr. Allawi, a Shiite, now has little chance of winning enough votes in the new 325-member parliament to become the country’s leader.
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