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Iraqi lawmakers regroup to name leaders
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-03-30 17:06

Iraqi lawmakers regrouped on Wednesday after failing to name parliamentary leaders during their contentious second session, seeking to forge an agreement by the end of the week so that they can begin to focus on their primary task of writing a new constitution.

The impasse, two months after the country's historic national elections, is rooted in disagreements about the posts that should be granted to Sunni Arabs, an attempt to incorporate in the new government members of the minority group that dominated under ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.

A female member sits alone before the start of Iraq's National Assembly session in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 29, 2005. Shouting from their seats, lawmakers failed to agree on a parliament speaker during the National Assembly meeting Tuesday, with wrangling over bringing in Sunni Arabs. (AP Photo/Wathiq Khuzaie, Pool)
A female member sits alone before the start of Iraq's National Assembly session in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 29, 2005. Shouting from their seats, lawmakers failed to agree on a parliament speaker during the National Assembly meeting Tuesday, with wrangling over bringing in Sunni Arabs. [AP]
The Sunni Arab minority — believed to be the backbone of the insurgency — was given until Sunday to come up with a candidate to serve as speaker.

"We saw that things were confused ... so we gave (the Sunnis) a last chance," said Hussein al-Sadr, a Shiite cleric and member of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's coalition. "We expect the Sunni Arab brothers to nominate their candidate. Otherwise, we will vote on a candidate on Sunday."

Also Wednesday, more than 35,000 Shiite students from across Iraq gathered in the southern city of Hilla and began marching to Karbala to celebrate the al-Arbaeen religious festival. The religious holiday marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for one of the Shiite religion's most beloved saints, the grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, Imam Hussein, who was killed in a 7th-century battle.

Underscoring tensions with the country's majority Shiites — who make up 60 percent of Iraq's estimated 26 million people — insurgents set off two explosions Monday that targeted pilgrims.

In Musayyib, 40 miles south of Baghdad, a suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up near a police patrol protecting the pilgrims, killing two policemen.

The other bombing took place at the Imam al-Khedher shrine compound in Khalis, 50 miles north of Baghdad. The attack killed one pilgrim and wounded two others.

The Shiite-led United Iraqi Alliance party, along with the Kurdish coalition, want a Sunni Arab to take the parliament speaker post as way to bring more Sunnis into the new government. Many Sunnis boycotted the Jan. 30 elections or simply stayed home because they feared attacks at the polls.

Officials lobbied a prominent Sunni Arab leader, interim President Ghazi al-Yawer, to take the job. But he held out for one of two vice presidential spots. The Sunni-nominated candidate, Adnan al-Janabi, was vetoed by the Shiites and Kurds due to his brother's ties to Saddam's former regime.

Some politicians speculated that the delay could force them to request a six-month extension to the Aug. 15 deadline for drafting the country's permanent constitution. But most were opposed to the idea.

The assembly still needs to name an Iraqi president and two deputies, who will in turn nominate a prime minister. The presidency is expected to go to Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani and the premiership to Shiite politician Ibrahim al-Jaafari.

Negotiations over the top posts in the different ministries also continue, with both the Kurds and Shiites vying for the Oil Ministry position. Some Sunnis hope to get the Interior Ministry post, but the Alliance wants them to have the Defense Ministry position instead.

Together, the Alliance and the Kurdish coalition have 215 seats in the 275-seat National Assembly — enough to push through their proposals. But they have been reluctant to alienate the Sunni Arabs and other minority groups, saying they want an inclusive government.



 
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