Iraq: Sadr, Dawa Party and INC-SLC mergernote

Iraqi radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr is said to be holding contacts with the Dawa Party on a merger between the State of Law Coalition (SLC) and the Iraqi National Coalition (INC). The following 447-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the conditions to make this merger go ahead. It also tells what about Al-Sadr’s proposal to pick a consensus candidate for the Premiership.