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Ayad Allawi; Still Iraq's Top Dog, for Now.(Interview)
Byline: Babak Dehghanpisheh
Officially, Ayad Allawi is still the leader of Iraq. In reality, he's on his way out. His political party, the Iraqi List, didn't do well in the elections six weeks ago, and his administration is popularly perceived as having botched the security situation. But when the National Assembly met for the first time last week in Baghdad and failed to form a new government, Allawi--whom the Governing Council picked to run the Iraqi interim government in June 2004--got to hold onto his job as prime minister. Having once escaped death at the hands of an ax-wielding assassin, he is nothing if not a survivor. Whoever ends up prime minister, Allawi isn't likely to leave the political ring anytime soon. He spoke with NEWSWEEK's Babak Dehghanpisheh at his office last week. Excerpts: DEHGHANPISHEH: Are you still hoping to become prime minister?
ALLAWI: Well, of course. Negotiations are continuing between the various groups. Democracy in Iraq has started very constructively. All of us are keen to make it a success.
Has your close association with the Americans hurt you?
No, no. Frankly, the Americans have shed blood in defense of freedom and values here, together with Iraqis. This deserves our great respect and admiration.
Yet the process of forming the new government seems to have stalled.
This is a new thing for Iraq. We witness other people in the world having elections and practicing democracy, but here it's only just being built. That's why I don't feel that it's stalling. This is the nature of democracy.
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