Iraq: Maliki, Allawi and the Premiership – Update 2note

The Shiite parties are said to be showing concerns about the possibility of the results of the elections blowing up the Shiite scene with new figures showing that the list of former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi may go ahead of that of PM Nouri Al-Maliki. The following 438-word report sheds light on the subject and tells Allawi is doing. It also tells about the position of Syria and Iran.