11/11/2010
Al-Nejaifi elected new parliament speaker in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraqi lawmaker Osama Al-Nejaifi was elected parliament speaker on Thursday, setting in motion the process for forming a new government under a deal that returns Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to power.
Al-Nejaifi, a Sunni member of the Iraqiya coalition that tried to prevent a second Al-Maliki term, was approved with 227 votes out of 295 votes cast.
He is seen as a Sunni hard-liner who has strong backing among his community in the north. His power and personality may be able to bring more authority to what has before been a rather ineffective position.
Earlier today, the parliament convened to vote on key leadership positions in the first step toward forming a new government, after a breakthrough deal that returns Al-Maliki to office for a second term.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2124576&Language=en
Al-Nejaifi elected new parliament speaker in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraqi lawmaker Osama Al-Nejaifi was elected parliament speaker on Thursday, setting in motion the process for forming a new government under a deal that returns Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to power.
Al-Nejaifi, a Sunni member of the Iraqiya coalition that tried to prevent a second Al-Maliki term, was approved with 227 votes out of 295 votes cast.
He is seen as a Sunni hard-liner who has strong backing among his community in the north. His power and personality may be able to bring more authority to what has before been a rather ineffective position.
Earlier today, the parliament convened to vote on key leadership positions in the first step toward forming a new government, after a breakthrough deal that returns Al-Maliki to office for a second term.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2124576&Language=en
