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Wall Street Journal: ambitious al-Maliki in power hinder the political process in Iraq
Khandan- Zia Caliph
Deemed newspaper (Wall Street Journal) that ambition Maliki in power, "the prime minister" hinder the political process in Iraq and the political reforms that began to be implemented by current Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
The newspaper said in a news report that "former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is trying hard to revive his political career, five months after leaving office, which complicates the push behind him (Haider Abadi) for true reconciliation and finding allies of the Sunni Arabs to participate in fighting al Daash."
The newspaper added that "a number of senior officers in the army loyal to the owners were forced to resign or retire request, especially after al-Abadi announced his determination to end corruption in the military establishment and the assignment of some of the officers to the investigation."
The paper points to "enable Abadi in the last month of the conclusion of a political deal with the Kurdish leaders to solve the oil crisis between the two sides, paving the way for the settlement of the conflict on the domestic energy, which was a source of political division of resources for years."
The paper explains that "Maliki, who still leads the Islamic Dawa Party, which belongs to him by current Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi locked in a battle with al-Abadi power within the party."
The paper quotes close to Maliki as saying that "Maliki is trying to take advantage of his support within the party to oust al-Abadi, when the time is right."
The newspaper found that "in the event of failure to defeat al-Abadi Daash and the disintegration of the current political coalition, the road will open up in front of al-Maliki to achieve his ambition and return to power."
The newspaper also pointed out that "Maliki's office refused to comment on questions from the newspaper."
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