Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has 30 days to choose a cabinet. Photograph: ReutersIraq’s New Government Will Have To Tackle Old Challenges With Old Leadership -- The Telegraph
Iraq’s new government faces formidable challenges: healing sectarian fissures, fighting terrorism and rebuild a war-torn economy.
The country will be hoping Nouri al-Maliki, who was sworn in as Prime Minister on Thursday, will do a better job than during his last five years in office.
Back in March, when Iraq held its second elections after Saddam Hussain was dethroned, more than a few commentators proclaimed that its people had voted for a break with the past. Perhaps that’s true, but the government they’ve got looks a lot like the old one.
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More News On The Formation Of A New Iraqi Government
Iraqi PM asked to form government -- Al Jazeera
Al-Maliki to begin work on forming Iraqi government -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Nouri al-Maliki offered new term as Iraqi prime minister -- The Guardian
Al-Maliki begins to form new Iraqi government -- CNN
Maliki Given 30 Days to Form Government in Iraq -- New York Times
Iraq Kurdish leader: A uniter in a divided nation -- Washington Post
Iraq's political impasse: a timeline -- The Telegraph
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