Kurds say rejection of Jaafari as Iraq PM is final

Baghdad, Apr 10: Iraqi Kurdish leaders have officially informed the main Shi'ite Alliance that their rejection of Ibrahim al-Jaafari as the Alliance nomination for Prime Minister is final, political sources said yesterday.

The message was delivered by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who is also a top Kurdish leader, to a committee from the Alliance, the sources said.

The Alliance, under growing pressure to nominate a replacement to break a deadlock over a unity government, is expected to inform other political blocs tomorrow of their final decision on Jaafari, the sources said.

The powerful Shi'ite bloc is due to meet tomorrow to make a final decision and then deliver it to Kurdish and Sunni Arab blocs who accuse Jaafari of monopolising power and failing to provide strong leadership.

REUTERS

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