Eight months after Iraq’s inconclusive national elections, the Federal Supreme Court has ordered the parliament to get back to work. The legislature was told to select a speaker, hold its regular meetings and “do its regular work.” Neither incumbent Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki nor challenger and former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi have been able to gain a majority since the voting took place in early March. Al-Maliki has vowed not to vacate his incumbency despite Allawi’s slight edge in the number of seats captured by his coalition. The court acted on a petition brought by a number of civic groups seeking to end the deadlock.
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