Iraq: Does Maliki Have a Valid Constitutional Argument (and Should We Care)?

<p>Nouri al Maliki seems to have backed down from his efforts to defend with force or threats his role as Prime Minister of Iraq. But he continues to press a second approach: a court challenge to the constitutionality of the decision by the Iraqi President to charge another member of Maliki’s&nbsp;party as the Prime Minister-designate. Does Maliki have a valid constitutional claim, and, if he does, how is that claim likely to play out?</p>
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