Via Reuters: Iraqi leaders agree on unity government:
Iraqi leaders have agreed on a unity government to be presented to parliament on Saturday, negotiators said on Friday, adding that the key interior and defense ministry portfolios would be filled later.The aide said parties had given themselves a week to reach a deal also on the interior and defense ministries, crucial jobs for efforts to quell bloodshed plaguing postwar
Iraq.Maliki, a Shi’ite Islamist, would, in the meantime, take charge of the Interior Ministry while Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a Sunni, would head the Defense Ministry, he said.
A workable compromise, I suppose. However: will they be able to do in a week what they have, to this point, failed to do in regards to these positions?
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May 19th, 2024 at 9:44 pm
I say better a delayed result one can be comfortable with than a rushed result that everyone hates.
May 20th, 2024 at 8:16 am
I don’t disagree.