Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced today that he is forming a broad coalition to challenge the dominant Shi'ite political alliance's conservative candidate for the post of prime minister
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24 February 2005 y., Thursday
Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced today that he is forming a broad coalition to challenge the dominant Shi'ite political alliance's conservative candidate for the post of prime minister.
Speaking at a news conference, Allawi vowed that the proposed coalition will seek to establish a government "which believes in Iraq and its principles." He said more details will be announced later.
Allawi, who has served as prime minister since the U.S. Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty in June, still faces a challenge from Ibrahim al-Ja'fari, who heads the Islamist Al-Da'wah Party and is interim vice president.
Al-Ja'fari told RFE/RL today that he is optimistic that the new Iraqi government will succeed under his leadership.
He was chosen for the post yesterday by the Shi'ite-clergy backed United Iraqi Alliance, which won more than half the seats in the National Assembly in Iraq's 30 January national elections.
Meanwhile, a series of explosions killed at least three people in Iraq today, including one U.S. soldier.
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