The Iraqi parliament has voted for the return of six Sunni ministers to the cabinet of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Getting the Accordance Front to return after it quit the cabinet a year ago in a row over power sharing has been seen as vital to healing deep divisions between majority Shi'ites and EU Parliament Raises Bar for Extremist Parties ...
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Parliament also approved four independent candidates as ministers to replace those from the political bloc of radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr, which has boycotted the government since last year.
(Deutsche Welle)
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