Iraq: Allawi, Hakim and the Premiership – Update 1note

Former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi is said to have not been away from a decision by the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) to put forward Adel Abdulmahdi for the Premiership in the face of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki. The following 436-word report sheds light on the subject and tells whether Allawi and SICI leader Ammar Al-Hakim reached a deal on the Premiership or not.