BAGHDAD, April 18 (AKnews) – There is a secret agreement between the Kurdish Blocs Coalition (KBC), Iraqiya List and the Ahrar bloc to nominate the first deputy chairman of the Council of Representatives Qusay al-Suhail to replace Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister, according to a political source.

The source, who requested anonymity, told AKnews that a delegation from Iraqiya and Ahrar bloc belonging to the Sadrist movement will head to the Kurdistan Region during the next few days to decide about this issue.

Lars, if you look at the original Arabic source

http://www.alestiqama.com/news.php?cat=siasy&id=3036

it alleges that the USG is putting pressure on the Maliki critics to accept a deal where the appointment of the defence ministry is the only tangible result. If not, the article says, Washington will support Maliki’s “government of the political majority” idea.

In general, I think the article overplays both the ability and the intention of the USG to micro-manage the Iraqi scene. Unsurprising that the sources are unnamed.

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The sources for «home» that extensive consultations are still taking place in the Green Zone, between representatives of the National Alliance and senior envoys from the Office of Joseph Biden, U.S. Vice President, to resolve disputes between Avriqa Iraqis, according to the scenario developed by the Committee on the crisis in the U.S. National Security Council, which includes a special division in Iraq.

The sources pointed out that the U.S. position was informed all parties to the meeting of Irbil, in telephone calls made by Biden personally with the President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, the head of the list of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, that the plan will be from 3 steps, the first host Maliki, instead of questioning, and his declaration written pledges to apply agreements Arbil 2010, which established his government, and the statement of the consultative meeting in Arbil, Najaf, then so they can be a national meeting to announce the names of the ministers of baggage security, especially the defense, after being asked the U.S. side of the Iraqi leader Iyad Allawi, the nomination of 3 names new no nominate someone to name the former minister of defense, and the announcement of political reforms package and service, then end up national meeting to support the Maliki government as a government of «national partnership».