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04-27-2005, 09:48 AM
Formation of new Iraqi government faces new delay
4 minutes ago Top Stories - AFP
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The formation of a new Iraqi government has been delayed by a day because of disagreements over some of the names on the proposed cabinet list, a senior member of the ruling alliance said.
AFP/Pool Photo
After nearly three months of political haggling, officials had said that prime minister-designate Ibrahim Jaafari had finalized a deal late Tuesday on his proposed coalition government.
The latest delay in announcing the cabinet make-up illustrated the difficulties which Iraqi factions face in reaching agreement on a broad-based Shiite, Sunni and Kurd alliance.
"Approval has been reached on the final list of names which will be submitted to the presidential board at 4 pm (1200 GMT) and tomorrow (Thursday) will be put before parliament to be ratified," Jawad Maliki, number two in Jaafari's Dawa party, told reporters on Wednesday.
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4 minutes ago Top Stories - AFP
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The formation of a new Iraqi government has been delayed by a day because of disagreements over some of the names on the proposed cabinet list, a senior member of the ruling alliance said.
AFP/Pool Photo
After nearly three months of political haggling, officials had said that prime minister-designate Ibrahim Jaafari had finalized a deal late Tuesday on his proposed coalition government.
The latest delay in announcing the cabinet make-up illustrated the difficulties which Iraqi factions face in reaching agreement on a broad-based Shiite, Sunni and Kurd alliance.
"Approval has been reached on the final list of names which will be submitted to the presidential board at 4 pm (1200 GMT) and tomorrow (Thursday) will be put before parliament to be ratified," Jawad Maliki, number two in Jaafari's Dawa party, told reporters on Wednesday.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050427/ts_afp/iraqpolitics&cid=1503&ncid=1478