Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will have to manage relations with firebrand Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his followers, who can provoke unrest in southern Iraq if they feel under-served. In addition, the Kurds will expect to retain a veto over any proposal that might compromise Kurdish autonomy in the northern provinces.
总理努里·马利基必须要与煽动叛乱的教士萨德尔及其追随者搞好关系，如果后者感觉受到冷落，就会挑起伊拉克南部的动荡局势。 此外，库尔德人希望保留否决权，以便否决可能威胁北部省份库尔德自治的任何动议。