Turkmans Ask for 10 Per Cent of Ministerial Posts

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Turkmans Ask for 10 Per Cent of Ministerial Posts

Al-Mashriq is published daily by Al-Mashriq Institution for Media and Cultural Investments.

Tuesday, 2 May, 2006
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The Turkmans said they are being marginalised in negotiations to form the new government. Prominent Turkman figures asked for 10 per cent of the ministerial posts in the next government. Al-Adala party leader Anwer Beerekdar said Turkmans were purposefully marginalized to limit their role in establishing Iraq's political future. He said he was surprised that the new cabinet could be called a national unity government when the Turkmans do not have their rights (to representation) in the government. He noted that the constitution states that the Turkmans represent the third-largest community after Arabs and Kurds and they are entitled to 10 per cent of ministerial seats because of their size.
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