The result of the constitutional referendum is not yet in but former prime minister Iyad Allawi is already rounding up allies to fight the next bout in Iraq's reshaped politics — a parliamentary election in December. Politicians and analysts say Allawi, a secular former exile who worked with British and US intelligence to unseat Saddam Hussein, is trying to stitch together a broad alliance in a bid to oust the interim government led by Islamist fellow-Shiites. "Allawi is trying to put everybody together to face the government," said political analyst Wamidh Nadhmi. "People are already annoyed with the government because of its sectarian structure and because it failed to provide electricity, water and unemployment. Its problems are many." In the strongest indication yet that Allawi will run in December elections, he hosted a gathering on Monday of 850 politicians from across Iraq's sectarian, ethnic and political divides for what he called a "reconciliation conference."