BAGHDAD, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi politicians have reached agreement on candidates of other key political posts, including the president and parliament speaker, a Shiite politician said on Friday.

    Moments earlier, the Iraqi Shiite Alliance nominated Jawad al-Maliki, a close ally of incumbent Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, for the next premiership.

    Jalal al-Talabani, a Kurd, would continue serving as the president, Shiite lawmaker Ridha Jawad Taqi said, adding that Sunni Arab Tareq al-Hashemi and Shiite Adil Abedel-Mahdi would become al-Talabani's two deputies.

    The post of parliament speaker would be held by Sunni politician Mahmoud al-Mashhadani from the National Consensus Front, with two vice speakers--Khalid Attiya, a Shiite, and Aref Tayfour, a Kurd, he added.

    The nominations are set to be approved by the parliament scheduled to convene on Saturday, he said. Enditem