Iraq PM bullish on new government but long road ahead
Baghdad (AFP) May 01, 2014 - Iraq's premier said Thursday he had enough support to keep his post, but with election results not due for weeks and parties bitterly divided, forming a government will probably take months. Nuri al-Maliki, who is seeking a third term in office, will have to court disaffected parties within his own Shiite community, as well as vocal Sunnis and Kurds who angrily oppose his rule, but he expres ... more

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