My people, no be small matter wan happen for Iraq as dem prepare to elect new president this Tuesday. Na wetin happen be say, the parliament go gather and choose leader wey go fit carry the country waka for the next four years.
As e be, the prime minister wey dem dey eye as the next man to hold the position be Nouri al-Maliki. Di man don collect endorsement from di biggest Shiite bloc for di parliament. Normally, na Shiite Muslim dey run di prime minister job, while di Kürt wey dey hold presidency, and di parliamentary speaker na Sunni. Dem get their own arrangement wey don dey work for dem like that.
According to di parliamentary speaker, Haibat al-Halbussi, dem go meet on Tuesday to carry out di election. Di new president go get 15 days to choose di prime minister, and usually na di largest Shiite bloc go nominate di person wey dem go fit work with.
Dem Coordination Framework alliance don throw dem support behind Maliki, wey don run di country before and e sabi how to maneuver di political ways. Dem don talk say him get plenty experience and plenty success for di past times wey fit help am for dis new position.
On di other hand, di Kurdish parties still dey hustle to agree on who go carry di presidential slot. Normally, na di Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) dey hold di presidency, but di rival group, di Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), don put for ground own candidate, wey be di current Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein.
Although Maliki don get di endorsement wey fit carry am forward, forming government no go easy. E fit take dem many months before dem fit settle everything. Di designated prime minister go get just one month to gather hin team and present dem to di parliament for vote of confidence.
Maliki, wey dey 75 years old, go comot back for power as di Middle East dey face plenty changes. With Iran influence dey reduce, people dey wonder how e go manage relationship with America as dem dey watch di armed groups wey dey loyal to Iran.
American don dey push say make di new government find way to handle di groups wey dem don tag as terrorists, even as dem dey hold positions for parliament. Di pressure from Washington fit no let di country rest, especially as dem dey struggle with economic growth as di US don already sanction some Iraqi organizations.
As we dey see am, di political landscape dey shaky, but di people wey fit rule go need to find way to balance di interests of di country wey dey under pressure from foreign influences.
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