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Iraq president says he will not seek
re-election
13.12.2005
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) -
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will not seek
re-election after Thursday's parliamentary election
because the new constitution has curbed his powers,
his office said on Tuesday.
"This position does not tempt me," Talabani told
state broadcaster al-Iraqiya on Monday in comments
later issued by his office. "I would not nominate
myself given the powers the president now has under
the new constitution. He has no power to participate
in the running of the state.
"I wouldn't want to be a president of protocol." |
Iraqi
President : Jalal Talabani
Photo: Reuters
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Talabani, leader of one of Iraq's two main Kurdish
parties, became president after the January 30
election for an interim assembly. Since then, Iraq
has drafted and approved a new constitution which he
says waters down his role.
Talabani's decision not to seek re-election suggests
he might seek a more powerful post in the new
government.
His Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, one of the two
parties in the Kurdish bloc which came second in
January's election, is part of the coalition
government and is expected to be a major player in
the new assembly formed after Thursday's vote.
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