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Article: View emerging of Shiite-ruled Iraq; A leading contender to be Iraq's next prime minister says the government should not allow laws that conflict with Islam.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 7, 2005
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Byline: Dan Murphy Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
BAGHDAD -- The preliminary count from Iraq's election last week confirms that the main Shiite slate will dominate the new parliament. The only suspense left is how great its dominance will be.
Now, slowly and cautiously, the leading Shiite politicians in the United Iraqi Alliance are beginning to lay out their political demands and expectations.
Iraq's next prime minister will probably be a member of their coalition - not Iyad Allawi, the current interim prime minister and America's favorite. And Islam, they say, will play a bigger role in government than ever before in modern ...