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Iraq’s Middle Alliance joins al-Iraqiya Coalition to form powerful Parliamentary opposition bloc, its MP says
8/2/2011 1:08 PM
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: A legislature of Iraq’s Middle Alliance has announced on Tuesday that his Alliance had joined al-Iraqiya Coalition, led by Iyad Allawi, to form a “powerful Parliamentary opposition bloc."
The Middle Alliance’s Legislature, Khalid Abdullah al-Alwany, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency that his Alliance’s merger with al-Iraqiya Coalition “represents a step forward towards the formation of a powerful opposition bloc in the Parliament, that would have a decisive influence on the Parliament,” adding that “the existence of an opposition bloc inside the Parliament shall correct the course of the government’s activity, in order to boost public services presented for the Iraqi citizens.”
“The Middle Alliance has joined al-Iraqiya Coalition in full, and the reason for the postponement of announcing the merger till this date had been caused by its Legislature Jawad Bolani’s enrolment to al-Iraqiya, before the others,” he said.
Alwany said that a meeting, attended by the Chairman of the Middle Alliance, Iyad al-Samarrae with al-Iraqiya Leaders, Iyad Allawi, Tareq al-Hashimy, Usama al-Nujeify, Saleh al-Mutlaq and Rafie al-Issawi, was held before the announcement of the merger.
The Middle Alliance is represented by 10 Parliament members, belonging for 2 blocs – the Iraqi Tawafuq (Compromise) Bloc – 6 members and the Unity of Iraq – 4 members, along with a Cabinet seat, held by Culture Minister, Saadoun al-Duleimy.
Al-Iraqiya media office had issued a statement, copy of which was received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency, saying that “Hashimy had hosted in his house a meeting for al-Iraqiya leaders and members of the Middle Alliance.”
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