Talabani, Maliki discuss forming govt.

July 17, 2010 - 05:51:06


BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani discussed during a meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday means to form a new government, according to an official source.
“Talabani and Maliki discussed the current situation in the country, means to form a new government and the relevant activities among political blocs to reach an agreement,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The two sides co-stressed respect for the constitution and how to reach a solution to the nation’s current political crisis,” he added, not giving more information.
Parliamentary elections in Iraq, held on March 7, 2010, had created large-scale differences among politicians over the bloc that is entitled to form a new government after former Premier Iyad Allawi’s al-Iraqiya bloc won 91 seats, followed by Maliki’s Dawlat al-Qanoon (State of Law) bloc with 89 seats out of a total 325 seats in the Iraqi parliament.
Maliki’s bloc reached a coalition with the Iraqi National Alliance (INA), which won 70 seats, in a bid to form the largest bloc in parliament, a move that was vehemently opposed by al-Iraqiya on the grounds that the latter enjoys the right to form a government.

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