Iraq: Maliki, Shahristani and the Premiership – Update 1note

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to have no intention of seeking the Premiership as long PM Nouri Al-Maliki insists on it. The following 428-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what if Al-Maliki abandons his drive to take over the Premiership again. It also tells what about the position of Al-Maliki and Shiite clerics with regards to the oil portfolio.