Iraq's Shi'ite Alliance Wants Parliament To Open Later
Prime Minister al-Ja'fari (file photo) (epa)
Talabani said on March 6 that he will convene the Iraqi parliament on March 12.
However, Rida Jawad Taqi, a senior member of the Supreme Council For Islamic Revolution In Iraq (SCIRI), said that Shi'ite legislators have decided to ask Talabani for a delay. The request follows a campaign by Sunnis, Kurds, and secular leaders who oppose the nomination of Shi'ite Prime Minister Ibrahim Al-Ja'fari for a second term.
(Reuters)