The announcement came a short time after gunmen shot and killed an assembly member on her doorstep in Baghdad -- the first top lawmaker assassinated since the legislative body was voted into power January 30.

Lamee'a Abd Khidawi, a member of outgoing Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's legislative bloc, was shot to death when she answered the door to her house, Baghdad emergency police said. No one has claimed responsibility.

The slaying follows recent unsuccessful assassination attempts on Allawi and another lawmaker, Mish'an al-Jabouri.

No clear procedure exists to fill a vacancy in the 275-member transitional assembly. Al-Jaafari: Government to be diverse

Al-Jaafari said the "character of the government" will reflect the country's diversity. At least seven Cabinet positions will go to women, he said. The Associated Press reported there will be 36 Cabinet positions in the new government.

The government will reflect the country's geographic, religious and political differences, al-Jaafari said.

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