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| Iraq |
| Al Maliki to back new Prime Minister |
| 2014-08-16 |
| Four senior Shiite lawmakers tell The Associated Press that Al Maliki has agreed to endorse Haider Al Abadi as the next prime minister following a meeting of Dawa party members in Baghdad late Thursday, ending the deadlock that has plunged Baghdad into a political uncertainty. Hussein Al Maliki and Khalaf Abdul-Samad, lawmakers with Al Maliki and Al Abadi’s State of Law parliamentary bloc, say Al Maliki will support Al Abadi’s nomination in his speech Thursday night. Two other lawmakers also say Al Maliki will do so. The government announced Al Maliki will speak Thursday evening. |
| Posted by:Steve White |