Barzani persistent on removing Maliki
Barzani said in a status update on his Facebook page on Monday that “efforts to remove Maliki in a constitutional way are ongoing” and that the required number of MPs have signed on a petition for a vote of no confidence.
Barzani said in his update that there are there are 170 signatures from Iraqi MPs to withdraw confidence form al-Maliki.
“There are 170 signatures at hand [for a vote of no confidence]. We will give support, with all out potentials, to those forces that want to block the way of dictatorship” Barzani said.
Barzani’s statement comes after the President of Iraq Jalal Talabani said he had received a letter from parliamentarians who bid for the removal of al-Maliki, but that the 160 signatures on the letter were not adequate for a vote of no confidence against Maliki.
For a vote of no confidence, the 163 MPs of the 325-seat parliament need to sign on the petition.
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