Maliki to present his new cabinet to Parliament later on Monday, Legislature:

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Prime Minister Designate, Nouri al-Maliki, is expected to present his candidates for the new cabinet later on Monday, Legislature for the National Alliance, Safauddin al-Safi, said. “The National Coalition’s Member, Safauddin al-Safi, has reaffirmed that the Prime Minister Designate would present his cabinet to the Parliament at 04:00 pm local time (13:00 gmt) on Monday afternoon,” Safi told the semi-official al-Iraqiya TV Satellite Channel. Leaders of different political blocs, including some close to Nouri al-Maliki, had pointed out that he wound present his cabinet to the Parliament on Monday, following the settlement of 80% of the cabinet posts, with the exception of the security posts, scheduled to be settled later. The Iraqi Constitution includes an article citing that the prime minister designate must present his cabinet to the Parliament within one month of his official assignment for the post. Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani, had officially assigned Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to form the new goverrnment within one month of his assignment on 25/11/2010. SKH 28