Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Coordination Framework (CF), the largest bloc in thecountry's 329-seat parliament, decided to keep the meeting to select acandidate to the premiership open until tomorrow evening, a source told ShafaqNews on Friday.
“Disagreement between State of Law Coalition leader NouriAl-Maliki and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, along with theirrespective nominees, has blocked consensus,” shifting focus toward alternative options,including a compromise figure with government experience or a neutral profilenot tied to any contentious bloc.
According to the source, names raised during the meetingincluded former Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, politician Adnan Al-Zurfi, andformer minister Mohammed Sahib Al-Daraji. “These candidates will be consideredalongside previously proposed names, including Al-Maliki, Al-Sudani, and BasimAl-Badri, with the possibility of additional nominees.”
“Domestic and international pressure is mounting to finalizethe government formation, alongside reported vetoes against some canfdidates,” hestated.
The CF failed again today to agree on a nominee for primeminister and postponed its meeting to April 25.