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Shi'ites seen nominating Abdul Mahdi as Iraq PM
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-02-11 14:35
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The ruling Shi'ite alliance is expected to nominate Vice
President Adel Abdul Mahdi for prime minister of Iraq's first full-term
government since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a senior alliance official said
Saturday.
Iraqi Vice
President Adel Abdul Mahdi gestures while giving an interview to a
correspondent in Baghdad December 14, 2005. The ruling Shi'ite alliance is
expected to nominate Mahdi for prime minister of Iraq's first full-term
government since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a senior alliance official
said Saturday. [Reuters] |
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The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) will hold talks on Saturday and Abdul Mahdi
is expected to emerge as the candidate.
"Abdul Mahdi is the favored candidate. We will meet this morning to decide,"
said the alliance official.
He said the alliance still has a few obstacles to overcome, mainly finding a
job for current Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, whose Dawa party is part of
the alliance.
Two other alliance candidates have said they were willing to drop out of the
race on condition they get posts such as vice president but the main issue is
finding a way out for Jaafari, said the official, who declined to be named.
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