March 23, 2010
Kurdistan Alliance leader rules out nominating al-Hashemi for Iraq's premiership
BAGHDAD, — A leader of the Kurdistan Alliance (KA), Latief Haji Hassan, on Monday ruled out political blocs’ agreement on the nomination of Tareq al-Hashemi for the premiership post instead of the Head of al-Iraqiya List, Iyad Allawi.
“I do not think that any bloc will agree on the nomination of al-Hashemi for the post of prime minister,” Hassan told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“Dawlat al-Qanoon and Iraqi National Alliance have similar electoral programs of the Kurdistan Alliance,” he noted.
The nomination of Allawi will face a constitutional obstacle as the prime minister must be an Iraqi from an Iraqi parent, while Allawi’s mother is a Lebanese.
Tareq al-Hashemi, Iraqi vice president
Kurdistan Alliance leader rules out nominating al-Hashemi for Iraq's premiership
BAGHDAD, — A leader of the Kurdistan Alliance (KA), Latief Haji Hassan, on Monday ruled out political blocs’ agreement on the nomination of Tareq al-Hashemi for the premiership post instead of the Head of al-Iraqiya List, Iyad Allawi.
“I do not think that any bloc will agree on the nomination of al-Hashemi for the post of prime minister,” Hassan told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“Dawlat al-Qanoon and Iraqi National Alliance have similar electoral programs of the Kurdistan Alliance,” he noted.
The nomination of Allawi will face a constitutional obstacle as the prime minister must be an Iraqi from an Iraqi parent, while Allawi’s mother is a Lebanese.
Tareq al-Hashemi, Iraqi vice president
Earlier, a member of the al-Iraqiya bloc’s Tajdeed (Renewal) List said the bloc is “still” calling that Hashemi be the president.
“The al-Iraqiya bloc agrees that the post of president of Iraq should be occupied by an Arab person and still wants the post to be specifically reserved for Tareq al-Hashemi,” Abdulkareem al-Samarraie said in an interview with the semi-official al-Iraqiya news channel earlier this month.
Al-Hashemi, told Arabic media that Iraq is an Arab country and that only an Arab president could pull the nation back from the dangers of renewed sectarian strife.
Al-Hashemi, told Arabic media that Iraq is an Arab country and that only an Arab president could pull the nation back from the dangers of renewed sectarian strife.
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