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Maliki alludes to majority rule
<BLOCKQUOTE class="postcontent restore">Baghdad, June 4 (AKnews) – The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Saturday that the concept of national partnership was a good one, but if it failed, the majority must take control.
Speaking at a memorial service for the Shia political leader, Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, who was assassinated in 2003, Maliki said that all Iraqi blocs must assume their responsibilities.
“We are in a national partnership government,” he said, “It is unacceptable that there is partnership without responsibility.”
The Iraqi leaders have been locked in a fierce row for several months over key ministerial slots that have remained unfilled since the new cabinet headed by Nuri al-Maliki was sworn in on December 21.
The lack of political consensus over the allocation of the ministries of Defense, National Security and the Interior, has left Maliki assuming the interim role of heading them all.
“The concept of national partnership is good, but if it isn't achieved then the majority should take responsibility,” Maliki continued, “We cannot allow Iraq and its people's freedom to be subjected to (these) useless differences.”
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="postcontent restore">Baghdad, June 4 (AKnews) – The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Saturday that the concept of national partnership was a good one, but if it failed, the majority must take control.
Speaking at a memorial service for the Shia political leader, Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, who was assassinated in 2003, Maliki said that all Iraqi blocs must assume their responsibilities.
“We are in a national partnership government,” he said, “It is unacceptable that there is partnership without responsibility.”
The Iraqi leaders have been locked in a fierce row for several months over key ministerial slots that have remained unfilled since the new cabinet headed by Nuri al-Maliki was sworn in on December 21.
The lack of political consensus over the allocation of the ministries of Defense, National Security and the Interior, has left Maliki assuming the interim role of heading them all.
“The concept of national partnership is good, but if it isn't achieved then the majority should take responsibility,” Maliki continued, “We cannot allow Iraq and its people's freedom to be subjected to (these) useless differences.”
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