Tuesday, September 21st 2010
Iraqi MP says emerging new currents will accelerate government formation
A member of the al-Iraqiya list led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said on Monday that new currents will emerge from the existing political blocs which will play an “important role” in shaping the new government.
Kamel al-Dulaimi predicted that these movements, shortly to appear on the Iraqi arena, will have more influence on the political process than the various alliances that currently dominate the scene.
"These currents will announce themselves soon....parliament members need a political revolution to put the political process back on track after more than six months have passed since the elections took place."
Dulaimi didn’t disclose any precise details of the movements, but media speculation links the al-Iraqiya MP’s comments to a gathering of more than 30 lawmakers from within the list in mid-August under the name of the “Independent National Gathering”.
Parliament member Talal al-Zobaie said at the time that the gathering did not represent a split from al-Iraqiya, rather the expression of a new perspective that nevertheless corresponds to the political track of the list.
Despite intense negotiations and extensive political maneuvering among the various blocs in Baghdad since the announcement of the electoral results six months ago, no agreements have been reached concerning the three key governmental posts.
The principal object of contention is the position of Prime Minister for which neither the outgoing PM and leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, nor the al-Iraqiya chairman and former PM, Ayad Allawi appear willing to relinquish claim.
Many observers have expressed fears that this ongoing political impasse will further destabilize the security situation in Iraq which has already seen an acute escalation in insurgent violence since the country’s March 7 general elections.
http://www.aknews.co...knews/4/182733/
A member of the al-Iraqiya list led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said on Monday that new currents will emerge from the existing political blocs which will play an “important role” in shaping the new government.
Kamel al-Dulaimi predicted that these movements, shortly to appear on the Iraqi arena, will have more influence on the political process than the various alliances that currently dominate the scene.
"These currents will announce themselves soon....parliament members need a political revolution to put the political process back on track after more than six months have passed since the elections took place."
Dulaimi didn’t disclose any precise details of the movements, but media speculation links the al-Iraqiya MP’s comments to a gathering of more than 30 lawmakers from within the list in mid-August under the name of the “Independent National Gathering”.
Parliament member Talal al-Zobaie said at the time that the gathering did not represent a split from al-Iraqiya, rather the expression of a new perspective that nevertheless corresponds to the political track of the list.
Despite intense negotiations and extensive political maneuvering among the various blocs in Baghdad since the announcement of the electoral results six months ago, no agreements have been reached concerning the three key governmental posts.
The principal object of contention is the position of Prime Minister for which neither the outgoing PM and leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, nor the al-Iraqiya chairman and former PM, Ayad Allawi appear willing to relinquish claim.
Many observers have expressed fears that this ongoing political impasse will further destabilize the security situation in Iraq which has already seen an acute escalation in insurgent violence since the country’s March 7 general elections.
http://www.aknews.co...knews/4/182733/
