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Iraqia counts the replacement of its ministers as an escalation by Maliki and makes a sign to withdraw from the political process

Shafaq News/ The Iraqia List, counted Thursday, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, replacing the ministers belonging to the list of Iraqia and others as an escalation aimed at the Iraqia List, alluding to withdraw from the political process in the event of failure to reach  to agreements with the coalition of law state to meet its demands."The approach of Prime Minister Maliki to replace the ministers of the Iraqia List, by others as deputy is an escalation targeting Iraqia , this approach hinders the rapprochement between the political blocs in this sensitive stage." The MP for the Iraqia List, Liqa,a Mahdi told  "Shafaq  News",Parties in the State of Law Coalition revealed, earlier, that  Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has appointed the Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Ali Shukri to serve as the acting Minister of Finance, , and has also commissioned the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research as acting Minister  of Education instead of Mohammed Tamim , indicating, that the decision came because the Ministers of Finance and Education Rafi’e al-Issawi and Mohammed Tamim did not attend the meetings of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday.

"The Iraqia List, continues to boycott the meetings of the House of Representatives and the Council of Ministers until achieving the demands of the list." Mahdi stressed.

Rafi’e al-Issawi and Mohammed Tamim belong to the Iraqia List, which decided to boycott meetings of the Council of Ministers.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki threatened last week, to replace the ministers belonging to the coalition of Iraqia in the event of their continued absence, saying, "If they did not return at the next meeting of the government, we will proceed to assign other  acting ministers."

He said the minister had no right to boycott cabinet meetings because he would be counted as to be resigned.