* Iraqiya decides Sunday whether to end boycott
BAGHDAD, Jan,27 (AKnews)- All the components of the Iraqiya List, led by Ayad Allawi, will meet Sunday to decide whether or not end a boycott of the House of Representatives and Council of Ministers.
Mohammed al-Khaledi, an Iraqiya deputy told AKnews that during a meeting yesterday it was decided that the final decision over the boycott be taken on Sunday.
Iraqiya boycotted the sessions after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki refused the regional autonomy demands by Diyala and Salahaddin provincial councils.
Iraqiya accused Maliki of “unilateral” ruling. Saleh Mutlag ,an Iraqiya leader, described Maliki as a “dictator” which in the end cost his position as Maliki’s deputy.
The court also issued an arrest order for another Iraqiya leader, Vice President Tareq Hashemi, on terrorism charges. Hashemi fled to Kurdistan and denied the allegations. His demands for a trail in Kirkuk or Chamchamal were also turned down. Now he has called on Maliki, whom he accused of being behind his case, to step down, as a pre-condition for his trail in Baghdad.
To resolve the new crisis, Iraqiya top leader, Allawi, proposed three options: creation of a new government after early elections, naming a new candidate for the PM post, or creation of a real partnership national government according to former political agreements which led to the constitution of the current government.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is also to chair a summit of the political leaders. However, due to the preconditions that each party imposes, it is not clear when or if the meeting will be held.
By Yazin al-Shamari
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