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NC deputy rules out early elections as no one will relinquish power
Karbala, June 5 (AKnews) – Staging early elections in Iraq following the recent threats of withdrawal by a major parliamentary bloc from the government, is not probable, says a member of the National Coalition (NC) led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
The statement of the NC’s Ahmed al-Abbasi came in response to the al-Iraqiya list’s announced plans to withdraw from the government and call for early elections.
“Al-Iraqiya cannot call for early elections because they are part of the power-sharing government,” said al-Abbasi.
The MP said that withdrawing from the national unity government would constitute a betrayal of the electorate who put them there in the first place.
Al-Iraqiya accuses Maliki's bloc of not committing to an October 2010 power-sharing deal signed in Erbil which brought the feuding political parties together after an eight-month impasse over who would lead the government.
The most prominent part of the deal was the establishment of a new body, the National Council for Strategic Policies (NCSP), to be headed by al-Iraqiya leader Ayad Allawi.
Six months after the current government was formed, the body has yet to be formed.
Al-Iraqiya, who came first in the March 2010 elections with a small margin of two seats ahead of Maliki’s bloc, have been accusing the NC of violating the terms of the Erbil accord.
The NC however has referred to the renewed call for the formation of the NCSP as “Raising the dead” after Allawi relinquished claim to its leadership in March this year, saying that al-Iraqiya must now just forget about the new body.
Maliki said earlier in the week that if the power-sharing government falls apart, they will form a majority government.
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Karbala, June 5 (AKnews) – Staging early elections in Iraq following the recent threats of withdrawal by a major parliamentary bloc from the government, is not probable, says a member of the National Coalition (NC) led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
The statement of the NC’s Ahmed al-Abbasi came in response to the al-Iraqiya list’s announced plans to withdraw from the government and call for early elections.
“Al-Iraqiya cannot call for early elections because they are part of the power-sharing government,” said al-Abbasi.
The MP said that withdrawing from the national unity government would constitute a betrayal of the electorate who put them there in the first place.
Al-Iraqiya accuses Maliki's bloc of not committing to an October 2010 power-sharing deal signed in Erbil which brought the feuding political parties together after an eight-month impasse over who would lead the government.
The most prominent part of the deal was the establishment of a new body, the National Council for Strategic Policies (NCSP), to be headed by al-Iraqiya leader Ayad Allawi.
Six months after the current government was formed, the body has yet to be formed.
Al-Iraqiya, who came first in the March 2010 elections with a small margin of two seats ahead of Maliki’s bloc, have been accusing the NC of violating the terms of the Erbil accord.
The NC however has referred to the renewed call for the formation of the NCSP as “Raising the dead” after Allawi relinquished claim to its leadership in March this year, saying that al-Iraqiya must now just forget about the new body.
Maliki said earlier in the week that if the power-sharing government falls apart, they will form a majority government.
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