Shiite Assumes Rotating Iraqi Presidency

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Shiite Assumes Rotating Iraqi Presidency

By Associated Press

December 1, 2003, 11:06 AM EST

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim, a top Shiite Muslim whose followers object to U.S.-led plans for Iraqi sovereignty, became the head of Iraq's Governing Council on Monday. The rotating position will last through December.

Al-Hakim -- who replaced Jalal Talabani, leader of a major Kurdish political party in Iraq -- holds the presidency at a time when council members are rethinking an agreement with Washington for a power handover by July. The council has set up a committee to assess the best way to choose a provisional legislature.

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