The
NYT reports:
The main Shiite and Kurdish political blocs have agreed to name Jalal Talabani, a Kurdish leader, as president; Adel Abdul Mahdi, a prominent Shiite Arab politician, as vice president; and Sheik Ghazi al-Yawar, the Sunni Arab president of the interim government, as the other vice president, said Hussein al-Shahristani, a vice speaker of the assembly.
This is good news. It looks like the UIA list is increasingly getting it's way and Allawi is on the outs. Expect Ibrahim Al-Jaafari to be named Prime Minister shortly. Brief bios/interviews of the players below:
Vice-Speakers
Hussein al-Shahristani
Aref Taifour
Speaker
Hajim al-Hassani
Vice-Presidents
Adel Abdul Mahdi
Ghazi al-Yawar
President
Jalal Talabani
Expected Prime Minister
Ibrahim Al-Jaafari