Iraq: Shahristani put forward for the Premiership – Update 1note

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to be again putting forward to head a national reconciliation government in the country. The following 404-word report sheds light on the subject and tells who is seriously competing with him among independent candidates. It also tells what about his position if he has to choose between Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and former PM Ayad Allawi.