Shafaq News– BaghdadIraq’s Shiite Coordination Framework (CF), the largestbloc in parliament, is heading into a “decisive” evening meeting to resolve divisionsover nominating Nouri Al-Maliki for the premiership, a source told Shafaq Newson Saturday.According to the source, the talks are expected totackle objections from Ammar Al-Hakim, leader of Al-Hikma (Wisdom)Movement, Qais Al-Khazali, head of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq, and reservations voiced byHadi Al-Ameri of the Badr Organization, with participants weighing two paths:closing ranks behind al-Maliki or shifting to a consensus candidate outside thenine names previously circulated.The meeting, the source added, could also finalize thenominee of the largest parliamentary bloc for prime minister, a pivotal steptoward launching the formal government formation process.Earlier this week, a source noted to Shafaq News thatthe CF has been reviewing internal political understandings and their impact onunity within the bloc.Al-Maliki, whose State of Law Coalition won 29 seatsin the recent parliamentary elections, emerges as a leading contender withinthe CF, while caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, whoseReconstruction and Development (Al-Ima’ar wal Tanmiya) Coalition secured 46seats, withdrew from the race for a second term. The source described Al-Sudani’s move as a “political tactic” aimed at placing Al-Maliki’s candidacydirectly before the alliance, particularly as some parties oppose the latter'sreturn to office amid upcoming domestic and regional challenges.: Nouri Al-Maliki: A name that still divides and tests the politics of memoryUnder Iraq’s post-2003 power-sharing convention, thepresidency is held by a Kurd, the premiership by a Shiite, and the speakershipof parliament by a Sunni Arab. Together, CF-aligned forces hold around 180 ofthe 329 seats in parliament, giving the alliance decisive influence over theformation of the next government.