Shihristani’s bloc considers separating from Maliki’s Alliance next elections

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Independents bloc headed by the Deputy Premier, Hussein al-Shihristani, discusses participating in the next elections separated from the State of Law Coalition headed by the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki.

Shihristani is one of Maliki’s strongest allies where his bloc has got 11 parliamentary seats and comes in the second position after Maliki’s Party and Shihristani is only one who has executive authorities.

MP, Sameera al-Mousawi, of the Independents bloc stated “Our ambition is to get more seats, but the results of the local elections made us to reconsider our plans.”

“Some of our MPs and key figures suggested participating in a single and separate slate in the next parliamentary elections and we are studying this suggestion,” she concluded.