Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called for early elections after efforts to end the political crisis in the country through negotiations failed.
Maliki’s decision came after his political rival, led by al-Iraqiya bloc, refused to enter into dialogue to solve the political impasse and instead launched a campaign to unseat him.
"When the other side refuses to sit at the table of dialogue and insists on the policy of provoking successive crises in a way that causes serious damage to the supreme interests of Iraqi people, the prime minister found himself forced to call for early elections," a statement on the premier's website said on Wednesday...
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