Continue to serve as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki

Re-elected President of Iraq Jalal Talabani appointed Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki Shiite leaders continue to serve as prime minister.

Iraq since the March parliamentary elections, Iraq's political factions to form a new government can not agree, an impasse.

Been postponed four times the Iraqi National Assembly session on Thursday (11) was finally held in Baghdad, but the meeting twists and turns.

Supported mainly by Sunnis, including former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, including dozens of "Iraqi List" members got up and left the meeting.

Some part of the list of Members of Iraq should be in accordance with the various factions of the power-sharing agreement reached in the presidential election before the cancellation list for the four belonging to the Sunni politicians in Iraq's political ban, but their request was rejected.

Barack Obama on the Iraqi National Assembly welcomed the progress made.

The White House issued a statement saying the president made the Iraqi National Assembly, encouraged by the substantial progress, because it represents the will of the Iraqi people, and reflects the results of the elections this year.

The White House statement said the president before the meeting with several Iraqi leaders call.

Vote

Iraqi National Assembly on Thursday and resume in the delay of several hours. Parliament held the first secret ballot, the Sunni 乌萨玛努贾 Yi Fei was appointed as Speaker.

Members were then ready to once again held the appointment of Jalal Talabani as president vote. But before the voting began, including Allawi and Nujiayifei list, including dozens of members of Iraq's mass exit, leading to the meeting was interrupted.

Agence France-Presse quoted one of the exit, Mr said, "We boycotted the vote because we show to others is good, but some people are stabbed in the back of us."

Despite Mr exit, continue to hold the National Assembly vote, the remaining members re-appointed as president Jalal Talabani, the Kurds.

Talabani said that this is the victory of the day. This is the triumph of the will of the Iraqi people.

According to power-sharing agreement reached Wednesday, Jalal Talabani, the task will be handed over to the Maliki cabinet. Maliki has 30 days to form a government.

Under the agreement, Allawi, Iraq's national strategy will serve as Chairman of Policy Committee, the list of members of the Iraqi foreign minister will also be served.