Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq's Federal Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed alawsuit challenging the presidential decree that appointed Ali Al-Zaidi asprime minister-designate, upholding the constitutionality of the nominationprocess.
Court documents obtained by Shafaq News show that thejudicial panel, headed by Judge Munther Ibrahim Hussein, rejected the caseunder Article 88 of Iraq's amended Civil Procedures Law No. 83 of 1969. Thecourt also ordered the plaintiff, former lawmaker Raed Al-Maliki, to pay courtfees and legal expenses totaling 150,000 Iraqi dinars (about $115) to thedefendant's legal representative.
Al-Maliki sought to invalidate Presidential Decree No.20 of 2026, arguing that Al-Zaidi did not meet the legal requirements fornomination, had a conflict of interest, and was nominated in breach ofconstitutional procedures.
Representing President Nizar Amedi, Chief LegalAdviser Ghazi Ibrahim Al-Junaybi asked the court to reject the lawsuit.
The ruling is final and binding under Article 94 ofIraq's 2005 Constitution, ending the legal challenge and allowing Al-Zaidi tocontinue the process of forming a new government.