Nuri al-Maliki's Dawa Party Backs His Replacement Haider al-Abadi as Iraq PM

Baghdad, Iraq: The Dawa Party of Iraq's Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday called on Iraqi politicians to work with his replacement as prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, to form a new government.

In a statement, the Dawa Party said it "called on political blocs to cooperate with the constitutionally designated prime minister, Mr. Abadi, and accelerate the formation of a government in the defined time period."

Maliki has refused to stand aside.