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Talabani and Abdul-Mahdi, discuss the election results and political developments in the country

10 April, 2010 11:47:00

Search by President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, the internal situation of the country and the recent terrorist bombings and the security file in addition to the parliamentary elections.

The Mahdi told a news briefing that President Talabani Houalemrah the most support by the Iraqi forces to take over as president, adding that the next step should be to create the political blocs to build positions in an integrated manner to reach the desired results fast.

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Talabani most likely to be president – Dabbagh

April 10, 2010 - 12:38:06

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Incumbent President Jalal Talabani is the most likely among all candidates for the presidential post in Iraq, according to a leading member of the Dawlat al-Qanoon bloc on Saturday.

“Definitely, the Dawlat al-Qanoon (State of Law) bloc is seeking an understanding with the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) before sitting at a roundtable to reach agreement over essential things i.e. the premiership goes to either of the two blocs while the presidency to Jalal Talabani,” Ali al-Dabbagh told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“Understanding prior to dialogue would accelerate the formation of a government and would cut short a lot of time and efforts,” he added.

Earlier, Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) chief Ammar al-Hakeem and the Kurdish al-Rafidain Brotherhood list chief Yonadem Kenna discussed the latest political developments after the parliamentary elections, held in March, according to a statement published on the SIIC web site.

Hakeem’s INA has won 70 seats in the new parliament, coming third to Iyad Allawi’s al-Iraqiya bloc that won 91 seats, and incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawlat al-Qanoon that won 89 seats.

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