it is by no means that nouri al-maliki will be voted back in to office. he needs to strike a number of deals with other parties. what we think for a strong showing, it's not enough for them to form a government right now. >> quite extraordinary with the security vacuum, if you can call it that, it's a state of oppositions. >> reporter: now the election in the anbar province there is a military operation going on since january, it meant that the vote there was unfair. however, they have shown quite strong results, so whether they'll take it to the next level, which is complaining to the supreme court and getting the supreme court to take a look at the election results remains to be seen. it's daftible if that will happen. given all the car bombs and attacks that we see on a daily basis it is extraordinary that the elections took place on time. they closed down the air space, check points every 15 meters. people were not allowed to drive into places where the polling was taking place. that's all disappeared. that big operation has finished. we've seen a num

king -- nouri al-maliki entered politics when he was just 20. hostileme was radically to saddam hussein and was banned. he had to leave the country. 24 years later when the u.s. , al malikiq returned. in 2006, maliki became prime minister. two years into the job may position his -- himself as a strong leader by launching several campaign to crush armed insurgents. in 2010 he founded his own movement and formed a fragile national unity government. still, rivals accuse him of favoring shiites and failing to reconcile sunnis, kurds, and his own community. he refused to sign a deal the u.s. mission and in 2011 they pulled out entirely. after two mandates, maliki's critics say he has little to show for it and has been unable to quell the unrest. we do have those can -- killed in car bombs and elsewhere. those are crimes committed by al qaeda, like interior. >> sources say maliki has not been able to boost the economy. >> to mali, where the civil taken hostage over the weekend have been freed. the news comes as the government said it was taking troops

results boost nouri al-maliki's shans -- chances of a third term. he needs to approach others for a brode are parliament. the efforts come in a moment with the country sinking into brutal violence with 8,000 lives claimed. >> reporter: the coalition led by nouri al-maliki saw the level results in this election so far. secondly, it's a block led by a cleric. the sunni parties have shown strong results in anbar. the kurdistan results will not be announced until thursday. this means that no one party has a majority to form a government. if there was one party with a two thirds majority they could form a government. it has not happened. next is deal making, horse trading, coalitions built and deals done through back channels to get something akip to a majority block. it's half the votes plus one. in the current system, 328 seats, you need 165. that takes place in the coming weeks month. most say that iraq will be without a government for three months. the more pessimistic of observers wonder if iraq will be without a government until december. >>> in co

so it's an important election. >> nouri al maliki, you encouraged him to run back in 2006. but since 2010, especially he seems to be acquiring more and more power. he's the prime minister, he's the head of the armed forces, iraq's minister of defense, he's consolidated all sorts of power, and in fact, people people say that even in the judiciary isn't independent, and the judiciary is allowing him to have a third term. has he become too much of an their authoritarian? >> you have a record and the situation with the difficulty that it has, could affect him negatively in terms of the prospects for remaining in power. i see three potential scenarios as a result of the vote. one, if he wins big, he's likely to stay. but there's a possibility that in the aftermath of the vote, a bigger block than the block that prime minister maliki has could be formed and present an alternative candidate who could lead the government. the third alternative if he doesn't win big but nevertheless is bigger than the other factions or grouping, that you will have a hard time perhaps taking months,

. >> and we have results suggesting that nour nouri al maliki will win another election. and it's election time in malawi. coming up, can the government shake off a corruption scandal there to pull in the votes? [♪ music ] >> reporter: and we'll have this no love lost in paris. a famous bridge shudders under the weight of the dispute. with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >> welcome back. libya's government has called on parliament to suspend work until new elections can be held it's meant to ease tensions. >>> the united states has laid unprecedented charges against five chinese military officials accused of hacking into private american companies to gain trade secrets. >>> the pakistani taliban leader said his men will continue to fight until islam i governs the country. >>> a fear of new flood search will reach balkans plant. what is the latest, are they keeping the waters at bay? >> reporter: this whole area has fallen into panic mode in the last couple of hours. they're evacuating again we've been told that further up stream ledams have been broken releasig a

. >> results suggest nouri al-maliki will win a third term in office. his state of law coalition looks to have the most seats. negotiations over the formation of a new government are expected to take months. there is growing international concern about the security situation in libya. saudi arabia, the united arab emirates and algeria closed embassies in tripoli, and the u.s. increased aircraft in italy ready to evacuate u.s. citizens and embassy staff. >>> there are fears that the company could slide into civil law, the latest for officers to swif sides. we have -- switch sides. we have this report. >> a dramatic twist in libya as the commander of special forces switched sides. speaking in benghazi, he's i don't knowing forces with -- joining forces with retired general khalifa haftar. >> because of terrorist groups that have kidnapped and destabilized security we'll stand with the will of the people and join the battle of dignity under the leadership of the national army. >> the national army is led by khalifa haftar, and friday it declared open war.

there is discussion if prime minister nouri al maliki's coalition once again, may insist on him not seeking a third term as a condition of him being part of the majority. whether maliki is being interested in being president or being part of the government. there are others who want him to be president because they believe he is the only one who can maintain security, and others who feel he won't maintain security at all. who comes in needs to demonstrate any kind of reconciliation, that is something that definitely washington is going to be watching very closely. >> can you talk about the fear factor here, what it takes for people in this country to actually go and vote and how it compares to 2010, the last election? >> this time around more than 2,000 people have been killed since the beginning of this year in attacks that have been extremely sectarian. in 2010 the climate was so different. they weren't dealing with an open rebellion of al qaeda-affiliated fighters in anbar. there was an american military presence helping keep things calm. at the time prime minister maliki is not speaking

those displaced by war no single political bloc is likely to win a majority although prime minister nouri al maliki's state of law lines is expected to lead he's seeking a third term but it's hard to label the past few years a success as a country was sixteen percent unemployment widespread accusations of political corruption and crumbling public services but the real concern catastrophic levels of violence that got worse in the run up to the vote campaign rallies targeted by suicide bombers both sunni and shia militias have been out for blood. voting has been canceled in parts of western iraq the u.s. led invasion brought shiite majority rule to the country which had turned the anbar province into a focal point of sunni discontent when i was in fallujah at this time last year the province was in the midst of a political uprising and the. demonstrators had been demanding the release of sunni prisoners they wanted an end to what they saw as political marja. asian of their sect these days it's a no go area. al qaeda linked group seize control of key cities provoking fierce clashes with iraq

. >> the fragile coalition government led by prime minister nouri al-maliki has unraveled it began the day after the u.s.left iraq - maliki - a shiite- moved to consolidate power his sunni and kurdish partners. many believe that has destablized the country further - leading to a horrifying increase in violence and opening the door to al qaeda - this administration or perhaps the next administration is going to have to find a way to deal with it. how that will be done, i don't know, but this is a problem from hell that is coming back. >> in november, president obama and maliki agreed iraq needs additional u.s. military equipment to help fight terrorists - but the white house made no specific promises- >> the strategic partnership between our two countries remains very strong -- >> the u.s. has some leverage in iraq, through arms sales -- but it is hardly the only player - iran has close ties to the maliki's shiite government -- despite the violence and the uncertainty - those we spoke with called today's election an important milestone- when you put american troops and allied troops on

why modi and not the prime minister of iraq, nouri al malaki? he heads a government that is deeply sectarian, has been accused of involvement with death squads and reprisal killings and is certainly involved in the systematic persecution of sunnis in his country. yet far from being shunned, malaki has been received in washington as an honored guest by two different administrations, the religious freedom, the very body that has seeked modi out, list countries of particular concern for their oppression of religious minorities, chief among them, saudi arabia, pakistan and iraq. not a single government official from any of these countries has ever been placed on a blacklist or denied a visa. when human rights issues are used in a blatantly selective manner, they rightly invite charges of hypocrisy. if the united states can shift its attitude towards mr. modi, modi can get over his problems with america. he will have to shift his posture on several issues. for several years now, india has been adrift. new delhi has been punching below its weight, so

but in a country now racked by sectarian violence, iraq goferred for eight years by nouri al maliki from the shia majority, a man who rarely smiles. he voted early today casting this election as a referendum on his war against terror. >> i wish to see a huge turnout. god willing, we'll celebrate the success of this election and defeat terrorism and those who bet the election would be postponed. >> reporter: in parts of anbar province there's no eaks today but a full scale sunni insurgency. these men so determined to kill iraqi shia that even al qaeda is considered not extreme enough for them and now the i ask haddists are trying to advance the capital. this is the abu ghraib district 20 miles from the center of baghdad. last week the violence and tenseified. this was a suicide bombing which killed 31 at a shia election rally in baghdad. in the center of capital today cars were banned. sunni extremists have threatened to kill anyone who votes. mr. malaki, we'll probably see him releected but not with a clear majority. a divisive figure in a bitterly divided country. the election is a day

results released today show prime minister nouri al-maliki and his shiite supporters won 92 seats out of 328. al-maliki will need the support of other groups to build a new governing majority. back in this country, a mississippi man was sentenced today to 25 years inedal prison for sending letters laced with ricin to president obama. james everett dutschke pleaded guilty last week to mailing the letters to the president and to a mississippi senator and a judge. prosecutors said it was all a plot to frame another man. former "new york times" editor jill abramson spoke out today for the first time since being fired last week. she addressed graduates at wake forest university in north carolina, and said it hurt to lose a job she loved. but, she recalled her father saying when bad things happen, you must "show what you are made of." >> and now i'm talking to anyone who's been dumped, you bet, not gotten the job you really wanted or received those horrible rejection letters from grad school, you know the sting of losing or not getting something you badly want. when that happens, show what

today's remarks reflect nouri al-maliki's confidence that he will eventually get another term. the turnout was estimated to have been 60% excluding volatile areas where there was no balloting. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. years, c-span brings public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences and offering complete apple ii gavel coverage of the u.s. house all is up public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch is in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. it's curious that nasa did not script this? >> in retrospect they might have wished that. julian cherr that left nasa relations with the outside world in many ways was absolutely adamant that headquarters never put words in , notouth of their people just astronauts, but anybody. they wanted people to speak for themselves. they made it known. position was