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BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- Iraqiya Party nominated on Sunday Tariq
Al-Hashimi and Saleh Al-Mutlaq for the positions of Vice President and Deputy
Prime Minister for the new formation of the Iraqi government.
The spokesperson of the Iraqiya Party, Dr. Shaker Kittab, told KUNA that
"all Iraqi leaders agreed on leadership positions and future governmental
nominations."
He added that his party officially nominated Dr. Eyyad Allawi as a
President of the National Council for Higher Policies, Tariq Al-Hashimin as
Vice President and Saleh Al-Mutlaq as Deputy Prime Minister after lifting a
ban on the three Sunni Muslim politicians who were barred from running in
national elections last March after being accused of having ties to Saddam
Hussein's ousted regime.
He also noted that the party will go further on nominating another 11
candidates for ministerial positions.
Kittab confirmed the unity solidarity of his party refutes all accusations
of its disintegrations.
Al-Hashimi was Vice President of Iraq in the government formed after the
December 2005 elections while Al-Mutlaq was the Vice President of the Iraqi
Front for National Dialogue.
Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Al-Malikim will unveil the new Iraqi Cabinet on
Monday after months of disputes and debates since last March's national
elections. (end)
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