Iraq: Allawi to expand opposition to Malikinote

Former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi, who heads the Iraqiya List, is said to have begun preparing to set up a large opposition front in the country to force Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki to step down. The following 463-word report sheds light on Allawi’s preparations and contacts in this regard. It also tells what about the front in question, what about the parties that will be part of it and how it intends to proceed to reach its objective.