From the [1] BBC:

The Shia bloc set to lead Iraq's first full-term government has picked PM Ibrahim Jaafari as its candidate for prime minister in the new cabinet. Mr Jaafari won by one vote over Vice-President Adel Abdel Mahdi.

Each was backed by two key factions in the United Iraqi Alliance, which fell just short of a majority in the poll...

But his appointment must first be confirmed by parliament, and formal negotiations with other groups about forming a coalition government have yet to begin.

It will be Iraq's first full-term government since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003.

The two previous governments - run by Iyad Allawi and Mr Jaafari - were interim administrations...