Iraq: Maliki, Allawi, Shahristani and the Premiershipnote

Leader of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) Ammar Al-Hakim and radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr are said to have agreed in principle to enter in governmental partnership with the Dawa Party of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki. The following 424-word report sheds light on the Premiership issue and tells what about the position of former PM Ayad Allawi and Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani.