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Talabani denies approval of PM no confidence plans
06/06/2012 00:45
ERBIL, June 5 (AKnews) – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani refuted on Tuesday to have approved a letter by members of the parliament to withdraw confidence from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The refutation comes as he received a letter signed by a number of parliamentarians. Talabani ordered the formation of a committee to verify the authenticity of the signatures and the bid after the Prime Minister said the letter might contain faked signatures. Following the formation of the committee, some Iraqi media reported that Talabani has approved the letter.
Talabani said in a statement that the reports about his approval of the letter was “not true”
The statement said that the President has actually passed the letter to the Parliament Speaker Usama Nujaifi because it is for the parliament to decide whether a vote of no confidence should be approved or not.
Rivals of the Shiite Prime Minister, mainly Sunni groups, have been rallying support for a bid to remove him from his position over the past few months. The PM has been accused of autocracy, unilateral action and sidelining other political blocs from the decision-makings.
By ABdulah Sabri
RY/AKnews
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06/06/2012 00:45
ERBIL, June 5 (AKnews) – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani refuted on Tuesday to have approved a letter by members of the parliament to withdraw confidence from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The refutation comes as he received a letter signed by a number of parliamentarians. Talabani ordered the formation of a committee to verify the authenticity of the signatures and the bid after the Prime Minister said the letter might contain faked signatures. Following the formation of the committee, some Iraqi media reported that Talabani has approved the letter.
Talabani said in a statement that the reports about his approval of the letter was “not true”
The statement said that the President has actually passed the letter to the Parliament Speaker Usama Nujaifi because it is for the parliament to decide whether a vote of no confidence should be approved or not.
Rivals of the Shiite Prime Minister, mainly Sunni groups, have been rallying support for a bid to remove him from his position over the past few months. The PM has been accused of autocracy, unilateral action and sidelining other political blocs from the decision-makings.
By ABdulah Sabri
RY/AKnews
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