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04-12-2006, 02:28 PM
Iraq parliament to hold unity government talks
April 12, 2006 - 5:56 PM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Fresh demands from the Shi'ite Alliance over the creation of an Iraqi government on Wednesday threatened to prolong a political paralysis that Washington says is playing into the hands of insurgents.
"I spoke to the heads of all the political blocs and I sensed a true intent from all to push the political process forward," Pachachi said. "From now until the 17th of this month, we believe there will be an agreement on some of the problems."
Much depends on whether the Shi'ite United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) can drop Jaafari as its candidate for prime minister without splitting the bloc apart.
Before any name to replace Jaafari can be put to a parliament vote, the speaker of the house and his two deputies must be elected, followed by a vote for a three-man presidential council, which then has to unanimously choose a prime minister.
Then the prime minister has one month to name his cabinet and put it to parliament for approval.
Alliance leaders insist that a parliament speaker, the prime minister and the president are agreed on by all parties before the bloc goes to parliament, sources in the bloc said.
"We prefer to have it all as one package, one deal, before going to the parliament so at least now we should accelerate the negotiations and meetings," said Alliance official Reda Jawad Taki, an official in the powerful Shi'ite Islamist party SCIRI.
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April 12, 2006 - 5:56 PM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Fresh demands from the Shi'ite Alliance over the creation of an Iraqi government on Wednesday threatened to prolong a political paralysis that Washington says is playing into the hands of insurgents.
"I spoke to the heads of all the political blocs and I sensed a true intent from all to push the political process forward," Pachachi said. "From now until the 17th of this month, we believe there will be an agreement on some of the problems."
Much depends on whether the Shi'ite United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) can drop Jaafari as its candidate for prime minister without splitting the bloc apart.
Before any name to replace Jaafari can be put to a parliament vote, the speaker of the house and his two deputies must be elected, followed by a vote for a three-man presidential council, which then has to unanimously choose a prime minister.
Then the prime minister has one month to name his cabinet and put it to parliament for approval.
Alliance leaders insist that a parliament speaker, the prime minister and the president are agreed on by all parties before the bloc goes to parliament, sources in the bloc said.
"We prefer to have it all as one package, one deal, before going to the parliament so at least now we should accelerate the negotiations and meetings," said Alliance official Reda Jawad Taki, an official in the powerful Shi'ite Islamist party SCIRI.
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