Allawi, Kurds and Shiites May Form Government Without Maliki
As the two leading Iraqi coalitions have hitherto failed to reach an agreement over the formation of a new government, Iyad Allawi's Iraqiya may form a government joined by the Kurds and the grand Shiite coalition, putting aside the coalition of the caretaker Prime Minister Nuri Maliki.
A spokesman of Iraqiya says that their discussions have advanced with the Kurds in the north of Iraq, and the Shiites who have created the Iraqi National Alliance including movements such as anti-American Sadr Movement.
A senior leader of the Sadr Movement agreed that her coalition, Iraqiya and Kurds were more likely to end up forming a government.
"The three coalitions can form the future Iraqi government without the participation of the State of Law," said Haidar Mullah, Iraqiya spokesman.
"The three are closer to one another in their views."
Balqis Guli Muhammad, senior leader of the Sadr Movement, having 40 members of parliament, said that Maliki's insistence on wining another term, had led other coalitions to start more fruitful discussions.
"What has become apparent now is that the Kurds, national alliance and Iraqi list may form a government," said Muhammad.
"Given that, the prime minister will be from Iraqiya, president will be a Kurd, and the parliament speaker will be a member of the [Iraqi] National Alliance."
If this happens, Iraq will have the most inclusive elections in Iraqi history joined by the Shiites, Kurds and
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