State of Law delegation meets Kuwaiti emir

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A delegation of the Dawlat al-Qanoon (State of Law) held a meeting with Kuwaiti emir, Kuwaiti press reports said on Thursday. “A delegation of the Dawlat al-Qanoon (State of Law) discussed with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah the latest developments on forming the Iraqi government,” al-Qabas newspaper reported. Differences among political blocs reached their zenith between the main two blocs, al-Iraqiya of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and the State of Law of incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, with the first obtaining 91 out of the new parliament’s 325 seats while the second obtained 89. The State of Law formed a coalition with the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) to garner the largest number of seats in the new parliament. This claim was rejected by al-Iraqiya bloc, which argued that it had been the winner of the largest number of seats in the parliament and that it has the right to form the new government. SH (S)/SR 1