After 8 Months, Iraqi Leaders Reach Agreement On A New Government

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki appears to have worn down his main rival, Iyad Allawi, who announced he is accepting Maliiki's offer of the post of parliament speaker for his party and chairmanship of a new council to break the impasse on forming a new government. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters / November 11, 2010)

Iraqi Leaders Reach Agreement On New Government -- L.A. Times

Incumbent Nouri Maliki appears headed to a second term as prime minister after his main rival, Iyad Allawi, accepts his terms for limited power-sharing. The deal will end an eight-month impasse.

Reporting from Baghdad — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki appeared to have locked up his second term in office Wednesday after a lengthy closed-door meeting in which his political foes buckled to his demands for ending an eight-month impasse and forming a new government.

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