Iraq: Maliki and his options to set up a new governmentnote

The (Shiite) Dawa Party is said to have no intention of conceding the Iraqi Premiership under any new alliances, with Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is set to come out strong of the elections. The following 457-word report sheds light on the issue and tells what Al-Maliki has as options and what about the position of former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi and that of leader of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) Ammar Al-Hakim.