Saturday, October 2nd 2010
Al-Iraqiya will not impede government formation says SLC lawmaker
Baghdad, A member of The State of law Coalition, led by Nouri al-Maliki said on Saturday that any last-minute maneuvering by the Iraqiya List will not prevent Maliki from heading the next government.
The National Coalition (NC) officially nominated al-Maliki, as its prime ministerial candidate on Friday, in the absence of two key Iraqi National Alliance (INA) factions, the Supreme Islamic Council and the Fadila Party, along with the INA’s leader Ammar al-Hakim who boycotted the vote.
Shortly after Maliki’s nomination was announced, al-Iraqiya called on the Supreme Islamic Council and the Fadila party to quit the National Coalition and ally instead with them to form the next government.
SLC member, Khalid al-Asadi, told AKnews on Saturday that any new attempts by al-Iraqiya to block Maliki’s bid for the premiership would fail.
“If the Supreme Islamic Council and the Fadila Party decided to withdraw from the National Coalition, it would have no effect on the Coalition’s structure, as it would still constitutes the biggest bloc according to article 76 of the Iraqi constitution.”
Al-Asadi also explained that the Supreme Islamic council and Fadila members had not declared their withdrawal yet, adding that both blocs had “blessed al-Maliki’s nomination” without any opposition.
The Sunni-dominated Al-Iraqiya list came first in the March 7 elections with 91 seats was blocked from leadership by a Federal Court ruling which stated that it was the bloc with the most seats in parliament and not the bloc with the most votes in the election that has the right to shape the government.
The INA and the SLC, both Shia-dominated lists, merged in May to form the National Coalition (NC) in a bid to gain the parliamentary majority necessary to head the government.
The coalition has 159 seats all together but remains four seats short of the 163-member majority needed.
Al-Iraqiya meanwhile has always maintained that it has the constitutional right to form the cabinet.
Al-Iraqiya will not impede government formation says SLC lawmaker
Baghdad, A member of The State of law Coalition, led by Nouri al-Maliki said on Saturday that any last-minute maneuvering by the Iraqiya List will not prevent Maliki from heading the next government.
The National Coalition (NC) officially nominated al-Maliki, as its prime ministerial candidate on Friday, in the absence of two key Iraqi National Alliance (INA) factions, the Supreme Islamic Council and the Fadila Party, along with the INA’s leader Ammar al-Hakim who boycotted the vote.
Shortly after Maliki’s nomination was announced, al-Iraqiya called on the Supreme Islamic Council and the Fadila party to quit the National Coalition and ally instead with them to form the next government.
SLC member, Khalid al-Asadi, told AKnews on Saturday that any new attempts by al-Iraqiya to block Maliki’s bid for the premiership would fail.
“If the Supreme Islamic Council and the Fadila Party decided to withdraw from the National Coalition, it would have no effect on the Coalition’s structure, as it would still constitutes the biggest bloc according to article 76 of the Iraqi constitution.”
Al-Asadi also explained that the Supreme Islamic council and Fadila members had not declared their withdrawal yet, adding that both blocs had “blessed al-Maliki’s nomination” without any opposition.
The Sunni-dominated Al-Iraqiya list came first in the March 7 elections with 91 seats was blocked from leadership by a Federal Court ruling which stated that it was the bloc with the most seats in parliament and not the bloc with the most votes in the election that has the right to shape the government.
The INA and the SLC, both Shia-dominated lists, merged in May to form the National Coalition (NC) in a bid to gain the parliamentary majority necessary to head the government.
The coalition has 159 seats all together but remains four seats short of the 163-member majority needed.
Al-Iraqiya meanwhile has always maintained that it has the constitutional right to form the cabinet.
