Mutlaq: the survival of Maliki in office would lead to the division of Iraq
Ali Abdullah - 11/01/2012 PM - 12:53 PM
Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, to change the Nuri al-Maliki, citing his call by saying that the survival of "al-Maliki as prime minister will drag Iraq into a disaster," and warned of the effects of the survival of Maliki, at the next election cycle.
Mutlaq said in a statement Wednesday that "the continuation of al-Maliki, in the two elections devoted worker authoritarian factor monopoly factor dictatorship when the person, and therefore foundation of democracy is the peaceful transfer of power, staying within this center for all this period began to raise the problems of crime was motivated by the acquisition of power is not now only, but on the next election cycle. " Adding, "We believe that the survival of al-Maliki, this place will not create a fair election at the next session, and there may be control of the Electoral Commission and the ballot boxes in the absence of international control, we will devote a provision may continue for many years to come, and this issue will be the destruction of a large country ".
He called on Deputy Prime Minister to "Choose a personal provide for democratic elections in Iraq," he said, "so prepare for elections to the minimum acceptable integrity must come people did not focus his authority in the institutions of the state and trying to walk the Electoral Commission and walking election lists and has control of a large military , it should be someone who does not have this power, but creates a natural way for democratic elections. "
The al-Mutlaq, that "the survival of Maliki, the power will contribute to the partition of Iraq, adding that the leaders of the Iraqi List, do not mind the arrival of another person from within the ruling coalition headed by the current government." He said al-Mutlaq, "it became clear to us that the equation is equal to the survival of Maliki to divide Iraq." So we are afraid of this issue for fear of large demand and replace it, even if it was a variant of the National Alliance, the same we have no objection, it is important that the person of Mr. Maliki replaces. "
Mutlaq said, "The Iraqi political blocs, including the ruling coalition parties see the need to change the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki." "Of all the political blocs that are grouped on the survival of Maliki in this place very serious, and this is the consensus of the coalition and Iraqi Kurdistan, and several parties in the National Alliance, which is part of al-Maliki."
In his response on the position of President of Kurdistan region of Iraq, Massoud Barzani, the change of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Mutlaq said, "To a large extent similar positions."
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