Iraq: Maliki may put forward Jaafar Al-Sadr for the Premiershipnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to be showing intention to abandon his drive to take over the Premiership again and put forward for this position the name of Jaafar Al-Sadr, a member of his State of Law Coalition (SLC). The following 396-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how the Shiite Marja’iya and radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr reacted to such a move.