Iraq Parliament to Meet

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Iraq Parliament to Meet
By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer April 12, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The acting parliament speaker said Wednesday he will convene the legislature next week to push the formation of a new government that is stalled over who will be prime minister.

Adnan Pachachi, a Sunni Arab, told a news conference he decided to convene the assembly Monday because "it's my duty to the Iraqi people in order to preserve the credibility of the democratic process."

Pachachi added that Shiite politicians told him they hope to have the deadlock over the nomination of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari resolved before the session.

Pachachi, a former foreign minister, said he was hopeful for a breakthrough.

"There are indications that cause us to be optimistic," he said.

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Iraq parliament to convene April 17
Press Trust of India
Baghdad, April 12, 2006

Iraq's Parliament will convene on Monday, the speaker of the assembly Adnan Pachachi told reporters on Wednesday.

"There are signs that there will be agreement on all problems concerning formation of the government" and so "the parliament will convene on April 17 at 11:00 am," Pachachi.

When asked if the Parliament will vote on the candidacy of Jaafari, Pachachi said Jaafari's candidacy still awaited approval from the presidential council which itself "has not been elected yet."

Jaafari meanwhile has insisted that his political fate would be decided on the floor of Parliament.

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