Iraqi PM delays unveiling new govt
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is due to unveil a partial list of cabinet ministers, his spokesman says, amid reports of ongoing disputes among Iraq's rival political factions.
It is the latest setback in efforts to form a unity government in Iraq, nine months after parliamentary elections.
Ali Dabbagh said Mr Maliki would announce "half the new government" at a parliament session later yesterday.
The cabinet must be in place by Saturday, under Iraq's constitution.
There are 37 posts in all, and dividing up portfolios among Iraq's diverse and often mutually antagonistic factions has been the focus of the past month's political wrangling.
The new cabinet is expected to include all the major factions, including the Kurds, Shia and Sunni Arabs.
Each of the prime minister's nominations will still have to be approved by the Iraqi parliament.
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