Iraq Sunnis name speaker candidate [View All]

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After several delays, Iraqi Sunni political parties have nominated a candidate for the speakership of the country's National Assembly.


Aljazeera learned that a number of Sunni Arab political parties in Iraq chose Mishaan al-Jiburi as their candidate on Wednesday.



Al-Jiburi was nominated at a meeting attended by representatives of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP), Sunni Waqf (endowment), Iraqi Independent Democratic Gathering (IIDG), the Iraqiyyun (Iraqis) Gathering, Constitutional Monarchy Movement of Iraq (CMMI) and the Arab Democratic Party (ADP), as well as other political and tribal groupings.



The nomination comes after talks broke down at a key Iraqi parliament meeting, raising fears of a delay in drawing up a permanent constitution because of the failure of Kurds, Shia and Sunnis to agree on a government.

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