Iraq: Maliki and the sovereign ministerial portfoliosnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki, the Dawa Party and the Sadr Movement are said to have the same views about how to distribute the sovereign ministerial portfolios in the new government in Iraq. The following 392-word report tells what the Shiites, Sunni Arabs and the Kurds will get in accordance with these views and to what extent these views respect the power-sharing agreement among Iraqi leaders.