MESOP FLASH : A NEW IRAQI PM ! – Haider al-Abadi nominated as Iraqi PM

11-8-2014 – Haider al-Abadi), with Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri , in a July 15, 2014 press conference after being nominated as Deputy Parliament Speaker. Abadi has been nominated as the Shia bloc National Alliancers) – Deadline defections from PM Maliki give deputy Parliament speaker the Shia coalition nod. By BEN LANDO AND STAFF of Iraq Oil Report – Deputy Parliament Speaker Haider al-Abadi will be nominated as the pan-Shia National Alliance bloc’s candidate for prime minister, a senior official in Abadi’s office said.The decision comes after members of Iraq’s Shia parties, including some close to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, such as Abadi himself, broke both their allegiance and the political logjam just hours before a Constitutionally mandated deadline.”The National Alliance, with 127 MPs, has officially nominated Dr. Haider al Abadi.