He is definitely not going to step down. He is the only candidate and will continue to the end.

There will be no retreat and no rerun of the election. In the end we have to accept the results and the will of the people.

He told the alliance today that it was up to it to decide. Now it will be the alliance which will decide.

There will no going back and no new elections. The results must be accepted and the will of the people must be respected.

We hope they will review their position, because if they do not, it will damage the atmosphere of unity we have in this critical time.

There are some contacts, with the focal point of discussions revolving around the identity of Iraq .