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Maliki launches pan-Iraqi bloc

Source: BBC

Baghdad : Iraq | 2 months ago

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The alliance will be called State of Law and will comprise of 40 political parties representing a variety of Iraqi religious sects and ethnic groups. Mr Maliki has been prime minister since 2006, but in August his Dawa party broke with the Shia-led coalition.

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