Shiites fail to agree PM nominee

Leaders of the Shiite political alliance that won Iraq’s election failed to agree on a single nominee for prime minister today.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2005 - 17:16

Leaders of the Shiite political alliance that won Iraq’s election failed to agree on a single nominee for prime minister today.

The two candidates insisted on a vote by the alliance’s 140 MPs, officials said.

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