Maliki's avoidance of Erbil agreements will force blocs to withdraw confidence, says Iraqiya

25/04/2012
13:17BAGHDAD, April 25 (AKnews) - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's lack
of commitment to implementing the Erbil agreements will force the
political blocs to withdraw confidence from him, said Iraqiya List
today.

Spokesman for the Accord Movement, which belongs to Iraqiya List, Hadi
al-Zalmi said: "We demanded Maliki to apply the Erbil agreements and
activate the national partnership, but the position of the State of Law
Coalition shows its desire to keep the situation as it is.

"Iraqiya List has no problem in keeping Maliki in his post but he must apply the agreements concluded between the blocs."

The agreements proposed by Barzani ended a nine-month dispute over who
should run the government following March 2010's elections. The deal,
which was signed by all the major political party leaders in Erbil,
reinstated Maliki for the second successive term.

Maliki's elections rival, Ayad Allawi, whose Iraqiya List won the
elections, was promised a National Council for Strategic Policies in
return for his concession over the PM post. The council was not formed
and the PM's State of Law Coalition and Iraqiya began incriminating and
accusing each other of violating the Erbil pact.

Iraqiya List led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi revealed last week
that it began moves to get a "national consensus" to withdraw
confidence from Maliki's government.

Iraqiya's talks about its attempts to withdraw confidence in agreement
with parties in the National Coalition came in light of the latter's
renewal of its confidence in Maliki two days ago.

Iraqiya List objects to Maliki's management of Iraq, saying that the PM took all of the power.

Maliki meanwhile said that the powers granted to him are constitutional
and those who oppose this must change the constitution instead of
blaming opponents


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