Iraq: Sistani, Allawi and the Premiershipnote

Former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi visited leading Shiite cleric Ali Sistani in Najaf on May 23, 2010, accompanied by Sunni Arab leaders including notably Vice-President Tareq Al-Hashimi and Deputy PM Rafee Al-Issawi. The following 445-word report sheds light on the meeting between Sistani and Allawi and tells what about the results. It also tells what about Sistani’s position concerning the Premiership issue.