Al-Maliki Cabinet takes oath of office
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December 22, 2010, Wednesday
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IRAQI lawmakers yesterday unanimously approved a new government to be headed by incumbent Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, ending nine months of political deadlock that threatened to stall economic development and suck the country back into sectarian violence.
Lawmakers approved 29 ministers including al-Maliki to form the new government. The remainder of the 42-member Cabinet is made up of acting ministers who will be replaced at a later date because of ongoing disputes between coalition partners.
"The most difficult task in the world is forming a national unity government in a country where there is a diversity of ethnic, sectarian and political backgrounds," al-Maliki said speaking before the vote.
The new Cabinet members were sworn in following the nationally televised vote.
Iraqis voted on March 7 but no one bloc won a majority in the 325-member parliament, leading to nine months of political jockeying to form the new government. Although al-Maliki's coalition came in a close second to a Sunni-backed coalition led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, it was al-Maliki who was able to eventually patch together the necessary support needed to keep his office.
The new government includes members of all of Iraq's major political and sectarian factions, including Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. Al-Maliki alluded to the challenges in putting together a unity government in such a fractured political system where until just recently political parties were waging their battles in the streets with guns instead of in the halls of parliament.
The ministries still to be decided include the critical defense, interior and national security posts.
Lawmakers approved 29 ministers including al-Maliki to form the new government. The remainder of the 42-member Cabinet is made up of acting ministers who will be replaced at a later date because of ongoing disputes between coalition partners.
"The most difficult task in the world is forming a national unity government in a country where there is a diversity of ethnic, sectarian and political backgrounds," al-Maliki said speaking before the vote.
The new Cabinet members were sworn in following the nationally televised vote.
Iraqis voted on March 7 but no one bloc won a majority in the 325-member parliament, leading to nine months of political jockeying to form the new government. Although al-Maliki's coalition came in a close second to a Sunni-backed coalition led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, it was al-Maliki who was able to eventually patch together the necessary support needed to keep his office.
The new government includes members of all of Iraq's major political and sectarian factions, including Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. Al-Maliki alluded to the challenges in putting together a unity government in such a fractured political system where until just recently political parties were waging their battles in the streets with guns instead of in the halls of parliament.
The ministries still to be decided include the critical defense, interior and national security posts.
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