Maliki to Syria's Bashar al-Assad in terms of clinging to power and other aspects. Okaz newspaper commented on the same issue and Iraq's elections, urging Al-Maliki to invoke the will of the majority, recognize the right of everyone to live in peace and not meddle in the elections in any way. In turn, Alsharq newspaper commented on general elections in Iraq, saying that that the alternative to the authority of al-Maliki, from the perspective of many, is a parliamentary majority government. Almadinah newspaper commented on Syria, lamenting the fact that Al-Assad will not stop killing his people and will not fail to win the election due to international inaction.
