National Coalition to announce nominee for prime minister this week

National Coalition to announce nominee for prime minister this week

July 2, 2010

Former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has joined the leadership authority of the National Coalition, which includes 18 members, a well-informed source said Friday, noting that the nominee for the prime minister post will be announced this week.

“The leader of the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) and Sadrist bloc’s nominee for the premiership, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, had joined the leadership authority of the National Coalition (159 out of the 325-seat parliament),” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, asserting that this will not affect its status as a Sadrist nominee. “The authority will choose its nominee for the prime minister post this week,” he added, without giving further details.

Source: Aswat Al Iraq