Iraq: Maliki, Allawi, Abdulmahdi and the Premiershipnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to be trying to woo Sunni tribal leaders to vote for him and for his electoral list, the State of Law Coalition (SLC). The following 424-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what Al-Maliki is doing to encourage those leaders to vote for him and not for former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi. It also tells whether Iraqi Vice-President Adel Abdulmahdi can compete with him for the Premiership or not.