Monday, December 19, 2011

Iraq: Sunni-backed bloc boycotts parliament (AP)

BAGHDAD ? An Iraqi lawmaker says a Sunni-backed political bloc has suspended its participation in parliament to protest the control of key posts by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Hamid al-Mutlaq, a Sunni lawmaker from the Iraqiya bloc, said Sunday the decision stemmed from the Shiite-dominated government's failure to share more powers with the Sunni-backed bloc.

He said Iraqiya's boycott is also a protest against what they say is the growing concentration of power in security affairs in the hands of the prime minister.

Al-Mutlaq warned of further measures such as withdrawing all the bloc's ministers from the Cabinet if its demands are not met.

Iraqiya is headed by Ayad Allawi, a fierce rival of the prime minister.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111218/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_politics

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