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BAGHDAD, June 4 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said he
might have to resort to forming a majority government, if the coalition
government he heads fails to build a secure and politically stable country.
"Iraq cannot handle the exaggeration of issues and people throwing
responsibility on others. We are all responsible as of today," he said,
speaking to attendees of a memorial service of the late leader of the Supreme
Islamic Council, Mohammad Baqer Al-Hakim.
The prime minister called on political parties to believe in the principle
of unity in leadership, and if not, for a majority to be a means of forming an
Iraqi government. "Talk of rebuilding and tackling corruption should stem
from a cohesive government," he noted.
Security breaches that happen in the country from time to time have not
affected political life, he said, providing they were not launched on
political grounds.
He accused remains of the Baath Party and Al-Qaeda, for being behind these
incidents, saying they do not intend to see a stable Iraq of a growing
democracy. (end)
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