Iraq splits into two main political blocks

[ECH1969]

Just like the previous days since the preliminary results of the elections were announced, this day brought some important events and developments and here I’ll try to summarize the most important ones here.

As everyone can easily see, Maram has rapidly grown in size and number of participating parties; now Maram is 50+ parties strong with a total representation of some 80 seats in the parliaments according to the results announced so far.

The parties within this bloc has also chosen a negotiator and a semiofficial leader for them; Allawi and they have also signed a “charter of honor” that requests from all participants to remain under the umbrella of this bloc and not separate from it after the parliament is formed.

This has apparently inspired the UIA-who feel threatened by the growth of this bloc-inspired them to unite their lines even more. The parties within the UIA are putting the final touches on an agreement to turn the UIA from an alliance into one political body under unified leadership.
The new political body will have a new unified platform and new regulations to which all components must adhere.

http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/
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Maram led by Allawi has 80 seats in parliment and the UIA led by the Shia religious leaders have 130 seats.

[gordianot]

1. Too bad Bush could not Diebold Iraq.

Maybe in time they will catch up.

[Ksec]

2. This aint turning out like they "planned"

Bush:"Oops. Sorry World. We just created another Iran, but whats past is past. Lets move along to our next Fkup."

[ECH1969]

3. The battle lines are drawn

if they can't resolve this politically this will be the battle lines. Maram led by Allawi has 80 seats in parliment and the UIA led by the Shia religious leaders have 130 seats. This could be the beginning of a two party government or if the situation can't be resolved politically this will be the battle lines for a civil war. Maram still needs a few more seats to have an effective veto over forming the government so it will need a few more Kurds. The other question becomes how the block holds together or doesn't hold together after the parliment is seated.

[hedda_foil]

4. What parties/seats are in Maram?

Where are the religious Sunnis in this? How about the secular Sunnis? Where are the Kurds coming down? And how did Allawi put this big a coalition together so fast?

[ECH1969]

5. The religious and secular Sunnis have joined Maram

along with the secular Shia. Some Kurds have also joined Maram, but I don't know what percent of the Kurds have joined.

Maram has grown quickly mostly because of the fear that the UIA will lord over parliment and do whatever they want if there is no united force to check them.