Ibrahim al-Jaafari, right, with Ahmad Chalabi and with the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, looking on.
"After weeks of dispute within the bloc of Shiite Islamist politicians over who would lead Iraq's next government, Sunday they decided that Ibrahim al-Jaafari should keep his job as the country's prime minister. Mr. Jaafari won the Shiite nomination by a one-vote margin over current Vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi, virtually cementing his position in the powerful role for the next four years".
