SaraDinar
04-05-2006, 11:15 AM
Iraq president says parliament to decide PM fate: report
Wed Apr 5, 6:01 AM ET
RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's fate will be decided in parliament if he does not voluntarily step down, President Jalal Talabani said in remarks published on Wednesday.
"Consultations are taking place and quickly. We hope they will not take any longer and if the (Shi'ite) Alliance insists on its stance, to nominate Ibrahim Jaafari, then we will resort to parliament," Saudi Arabia's Al Madina newspaper quoted Talabani as saying.
Jaafari has come under growing pressure from Iraqi and Western officials to step down to break an impasse over forming a government, four months after parliamentary elections. Jaafari's appointment has yet to be confirmed.
The Alliance, as the biggest bloc in parliament, has the right to nominate the prime minister, but if the presidency council, which consists of Talabani and his two vice presidents, fails to agree on the candidate, parliament must elect another by a two thirds majority.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060405/wl_nm/iraq_talabani_dc_2
Wed Apr 5, 6:01 AM ET
RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's fate will be decided in parliament if he does not voluntarily step down, President Jalal Talabani said in remarks published on Wednesday.
"Consultations are taking place and quickly. We hope they will not take any longer and if the (Shi'ite) Alliance insists on its stance, to nominate Ibrahim Jaafari, then we will resort to parliament," Saudi Arabia's Al Madina newspaper quoted Talabani as saying.
Jaafari has come under growing pressure from Iraqi and Western officials to step down to break an impasse over forming a government, four months after parliamentary elections. Jaafari's appointment has yet to be confirmed.
The Alliance, as the biggest bloc in parliament, has the right to nominate the prime minister, but if the presidency council, which consists of Talabani and his two vice presidents, fails to agree on the candidate, parliament must elect another by a two thirds majority.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060405/wl_nm/iraq_talabani_dc_2