Iraq's political deadlock could be nearing an end after March elections failed to produce a clear winner in parliament.<br /><br />Now the two mainly Shia Muslims blocs - State of Law, led by Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister, and the National Iraqi Alliance - that came second and third, have united under a new name: the National Alliance.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from Baghdad on the new coalition and the challenges ahead in its bid for power.<br /><br />June 12, 2010