Iraq PM must go for reforms to happen: Sadr

[FarCenter]

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki needs to be removed for reforms to take place, powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Sunday, adding that his MPs would back a no-confidence vote if needed.

"Reforms are the main goal, and withdrawing confidence precedes these reforms," Sadr told reporters in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, likening the situation to the need to wash before prayers.

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"I said, and I am still saying, and this is a promise from my side to the other blocs, that if their votes reach 124 ... I will add to them the remaining 40 votes."

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Parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi said on Thursday that Maliki opponents are to ask in the coming days for him to appear before the house in a renewed bid to oust him.

http://www.france24.com/en/20120624-iraq-pm-must-go-reforms-happen-sadr

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