Iraq: Adel Abdulmahdi, a strong candidate for the Premiershipnote

Iraqi Vice-President Adel Abdulmahdi is said to be preparing to run for the Premiership against PM Nouri Al-Maliki. The following 462-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what he is doing for this purpose. It also tells whether he has hurdles within the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) to which he belongs or within the Shiite electoral coalition, the Iraqi National Coalition (INC) to which he belongs too.