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Maliki's Own Party Urges Him Not to Run

Leaders in the State of Law Coalition, led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, are trying to convince the prime minister not to run in the upcoming legislative elections, fearing that it could spell the end of the coalition itself.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki inspects a guard of honour during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi August 23, 2013. Maliki expects to finalise a deal to sell India more crude oil during a visit to New Delhi over the next few days, he said on Thursday. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS ENERGY COMMODITIES) - RTX12TX2
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High-ranking officials in the State of Law Coalition are trying to prevent their leader, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, from running for a third term in the 2014 legislative elections.

An official from the coalition told Al-Monitor that a meeting was held with Maliki in mid-August, in the presence of the most-prominent officials from among the elites of the Islamic Dawa Party and the State of Law Coalition. The meeting included serious discussions about the political future in light of the developments of the current political crisis.

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