Sayed Alhakim / as we have said, we believe that the negotiations would be meaningful when two parties agree and negotiate to reach a result. As long as Aliraqiah is busy keeping connection with SOL, we prefer to wait until the completion of these negotiations. If they reach a result, then we will support any constitutional option that achieves a parliamentary majority. If this does not happen then we will go with the effective option that Aliraqiah, INA, and Kurdish alliance sit and find a project for a national partnership involving SOL and other lists.

Reporter / did your negotiations with Aliraqiah reach an understanding to form the government?

Sayed Alhakim / We prefer to negotiate with the Aliraqiah to form a government when Aliraqiah list finishes its negotiations with SOL. Then it's possible to open negotiation with Aliraqiah as INA, prefers to go with this option, which is the alliance with Aliraqiah and the Kurdish alliance as a nucleus of a government of national partnership.

Reporter / did you discuss the distribution of positions with SOL?

Sayed Alhakim / These details were discussed in the negotiation process but the origin of the principle of the alliance between the two coalitions is one of the possible options open to us.

Reporter / If SOL nominates a candidate other than Almaliki, will your position change?

Sayed Alhakim / I said repeatedly, when brothers in SOL nominate alternatives, then it would be possible to reach a solution within the National Alliance and to agree on an acceptable figure. This makes it easier to form a government within the option of the National Alliance, this is one of the options, and the Alliance between INA and Aliraqiah is another option, and that the last option and the ongoing negotiations between Aliraqiah and SOL is one of the options, if they are successful. This is what is hampering the formation of the government at the moment.

Reporter / Why oppose Maliki's nomination for a second term?

Sayed Alhakim / INA expressed a reservation on SOL's candidate, and we wish to consider alternative options, with all due respect and consideration for Prime Minister Almaliki. But through the evaluation of public performance of the previous government, INA has the impression that it would be better to talk about alternative options.

Reporter/ Do you insist on ISCI's candidate against SOL's insistence on Mr. Maliki?

Sayed Alhakim / In spite of the high qualifications of ISCI's candidate, ISCI has not nominated anyone officially to this moment. This is because we do not want to be part of the problem. We want to be part of the solution, not one who constantly insists on a candidate from ISCI. ISCI's candidate remains a candidate among the candidates, whether the opportunity arises or not, we agree perfectly with any of the options that would address the crisis of the formation of the government and bring the country out of this crisis. We will always be those who show large and wide flexibility and look realistically at the state of affairs and we will support any options which would be convincing nationally to support the candidacy and the formation of the government.

Reporter/ which candidate is acceptable by you to form a government?

Sayed Alhakim / Any nominations that is accepted nationally and that has the required specifications for success in the next phase, we will support them, whether from INA or SOL.

Reporter / Have you kept your negotiations open with Aliraqiah list?

Sayed Alhakim / As I said, INA prefers to postpone the negotiations with Aliraqiah until the completion of negotiations with SOL, and it's preferable to enter into direct negotiations with SOL, or when the brothers in SOL nominate other alternatives.

Reporter / is there any external pressure on you, so that Mr. Maliki keeps Prime Minister Post?

Sayed Alhakim / It's clear that many countries of the region, and the friendly countries to Iraq in the world looks at this crisis and may have proposals. Our position is that we hear, listen, and consult with the countries of the region and the Arab Islamic states neighboring Iraq, as well as consulting with influential countries in the UN. But the resolution will remain first and foremost an Iraqi decision and we cannot be influenced by any matters that intersect with our estimates of the national interest of Iraq.

Reporter / Did Iran exerted pressure on you?

Sayed Alhakim / It's well known that the U.S. is talking about the option of rapprochement between Aliraqiah and SOL, and perhaps the Islamic Republic of Iran also encouraged the quick formation of a government. But it's hard to say that there is pressure in the sense you refer to.

Reporter / Does INA have the same negotiating vision? Can you monopolize the negotiations?

Sayed Alhakim / certainly, there is a negotiating committee on behalf of the Iraqi National Coalition. It is in the process of negotiation, and we must differentiate between dialogues and negotiation. Dialogue, contacts, and meetings are being held by all parties with each other, but at the level of negotiation, INA has a joint committee which negotiates and makes decisions by consensus among all its components. When we talk about these options, the option of an alliance with Aliraqiah or consider alternatives candidates from SOL or INA or other options, then we make these decisions jointly with our partners in the national coalition.

Reporters / who are the names that you nominate for the prime minister post?

Sayed Alhakim / as I said, there are important figures in INA, who are qualified to be nominated for this site. But INA has not named any specific candidates at this point officially. This is because we insist in INA to be part of the solution, not a cause of complexity, so we are very flexible and keep these options on the table. We are open to many options.

Reporter / Do you think that the next government will succeed in its tasks despite these intersections?

Sayed Alhakim \ We believe that the success of this government is subjected to two tracks; the first is to form a government in a way of genuine partnership and dialogues between all the winning lists, and the second is a track that unifies our vision of country's priority programs. How do we address these important issues? Today, we are in front of sensitive files, and any future government will face these sensitive files; these issues require a national vision which can be achieved by sitting at a round table.

Reporter/ why do other lists refuse to sit at the round table?

Sayed Alhakim \ there are important lists in the political landscape, they express their views clearly and explicitly, they think that the round table dialogues should be conducted after the process of forming the government. Because we believe that the past four or five months were sufficient enough to mature all the ideas, and perhaps if we had focus on programs, plans, and priorities, we would be able to draw attention to what is most important. To focus on other factors apart from personalities or to take this side or that. They are squandering the opportunity for the Iraqis and have contributed to the disruption of the political process.

Reporter/ Will you accept foreign intervention in the process of forming a government?

Sayed Alhakim \ We prefer Iraqi national solutions, Iraq is a sovereign country, in which Iraqi leaders are wise and they must sit down and address the problems of the country and solve the crises by themselves, we do not need foreign interference. Yesterday I had a meeting with the UN representative in Iraq, and I heard clear assurances that this report is a periodic report to be submitted every three months to the Security Council, and it might not put recommendation in the case of intervention of UN affairs in Iraq.

Reporter / what is the position of INA and your personal position toward the recent constitutional violations?

Sayed Alhakim \ there are clear constitutional violations and were a matter of reproach by us. We hoped that there would be a commitment to the constitutional timelines. We have called for the activation of the COR in the country where its political system is parliamentary. Parliament is the foundation, and we said that the parliament's session should be held, even an interim presidency, where an elected chairman manages the affairs of the Council. And once the political parties reach an agreements the interim COR speaker will resign, and a new speaker shall be elected within the understandings and agreements between the parties. Because the presence of a functioning Parliament supervises the government's performance this represents an important step.
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Reporter/ Can you consider the current government as a caretaker government?

Sayed Alhakim \ it's known that it was a joint venture between INA and Aliraqiah. In the last meeting of the Council of Ministers, the government expressed its vision that this government is a caretaker government and the leaders of the blocs confirmed in their statement on such a thing, without the need to convene.