.Shiites Fail to Select New Iraq PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Feb 11, 2006 (AP)— Shiite politicians failed Saturday to select a new prime minister as rivalry within their alliance forced a delay in the balloting. An Iraqi army spokesman was assassinated in Basra, a southern city plagued by lawlessness and violence by Shiite militias.
Members of the Shiite alliance who won seats in parliament in the December election gathered in Baghdad to discuss their choice for prime minister but postponed a vote for at least a day at the request of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's faction.
Shiite officials who attended the meeting, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the delay was due to last-minute differences between al-Sadr's faction and another group within the alliance.
Choosing a new premier, and in turn forming a long-term government, are key steps in Iraq's sluggish political process that the United States and many Iraqis hope will lead to an end to the bloodshed and an improvement in the daily lives for this country's 27 million people.
ABC
Members of the Shiite alliance who won seats in parliament in the December election gathered in Baghdad to discuss their choice for prime minister but postponed a vote for at least a day at the request of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's faction.
Shiite officials who attended the meeting, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the delay was due to last-minute differences between al-Sadr's faction and another group within the alliance.
Choosing a new premier, and in turn forming a long-term government, are key steps in Iraq's sluggish political process that the United States and many Iraqis hope will lead to an end to the bloodshed and an improvement in the daily lives for this country's 27 million people.
ABC
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