Wednesday, August 18th
Maliki's bloc meets to study al-Iarqiya position
Baghdad, A member in the State of Law Coalition (SLC), led by the outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, said on Wednesday that his coalition will hold a special meeting to discuss the stance of the al-Iraqiya bloc to suspend talks with the SLC.
Al-Iraqiya recently broke off the talks with the SLC over government formation because of Maliki’s statements that al-Iraqiya is a “Sunni” bloc.
A member of the coalition, who preferred anonymity, told (AKnews) that, "The meeting will be held today or tomorrow and will focus on studying al-Iraqiya’s recent position to suspend talks with the (SLC).”
He said a new negotiation plan will be outlines in the meeting adding that his group will talk to all blocs.
Al-Iraqiya led by the former PM Ayad Allawi came first in Iraq’s March parliamentary election with 91 seats and Maliki’s SLC ended up a close second with 89 seats.
None of the parties have the 163-seat parliamentary majority needed to form the government.
The country is witnessing a political crisis now because of the failure of political forces to set up a new government five months after elections.
Sa/Ms/AKnews
http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/174967
Al-Iraqiya recently broke off the talks with the SLC over government formation because of Maliki’s statements that al-Iraqiya is a “Sunni” bloc.
A member of the coalition, who preferred anonymity, told (AKnews) that, "The meeting will be held today or tomorrow and will focus on studying al-Iraqiya’s recent position to suspend talks with the (SLC).”
He said a new negotiation plan will be outlines in the meeting adding that his group will talk to all blocs.
Al-Iraqiya led by the former PM Ayad Allawi came first in Iraq’s March parliamentary election with 91 seats and Maliki’s SLC ended up a close second with 89 seats.
None of the parties have the 163-seat parliamentary majority needed to form the government.
The country is witnessing a political crisis now because of the failure of political forces to set up a new government five months after elections.
Sa/Ms/AKnews
http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/174967
