Election results due Monday are expected to put Nuri al-Maliki in the driver's seat to remain Iraq's prime minister for a third term despite vocal opposition and markedly worsening security. The tallies from the April 30 general election, delayed for weeks due to a litany of complaints according to the electoral commission, are likely to show Maliki's bloc won the most seats in parliament but fell short of a majority. That would mean the incumbent, who hails from Iraq's Shiite majority, would require the support of Sunni Arab and Kurdish parties. But many of these have refused to countenance a**ther term for Maliki, who they accuse of consolidating power and being to blame for a protracted surge in unrest, forming a significant hurdle for his re-election bid.
05-27-2014, 12:38 PM
Maliki likely PM frontrunner with Iraq results due
Election results due Monday are expected to put Nuri al-Maliki in the driver's seat to remain Iraq's prime minister for a third term despite vocal opposition and markedly worsening security. The tallies from the April 30 general election, delayed for weeks due to a litany of complaints according to the electoral commission, are likely to show Maliki's bloc won the most seats in parliament but fell short of a majority. That would mean the incumbent, who hails from Iraq's Shiite majority, would require the support of Sunni Arab and Kurdish parties. But many of these have refused to countenance a**ther term for Maliki, who they accuse of consolidating power and being to blame for a protracted surge in unrest, forming a significant hurdle for his re-election bid.
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