Iraq's prime minister is struggling to remain in power since his Shiite alliance narrowly lost the March 7 vote to a rival's Sunni-backed bloc, which Jordan and other Sunni Arab states have supported.
The Jordanian palace says Abdullah II told al-Maliki in a closed-door session on Sunday that he backs an Iraqi government that would include all main political blocs. Abdullah stressed it's up to Iraqis to pick their government.
Al-Maliki's adviser, Ali al-Moussawi, had said the premier would tell Abdullah that none of Iraq's major political constituencies will be excluded from a new government if Jordan backs his second term.
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