Shafaq News– Baghdad
The Al-Hikma (Wisdom) Movement head Ammar Al-Hakim and former premierNouri Al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, reviewed on Sunday thenomination of Iraq’s next prime minister.
A statement from Al-Hakim’s media office indicated that both leaders reaffirmedtheir commitment to completing the nomination process within constitutionaltimelines. They also pointed to the need to reinforce the CoordinationFramework (CF) —a coalition of Shiite political parties to which both figuresbelong— casting it as a pillar of national stability.
A source previously briefed Shafaq News that the CF is scheduled toconvene on Monday to nominate Al-Maliki as the next prime minister, whileanother source told our agency that disagreements over a “controversial”nominee prompted the cancellation of a framework meeting planned for Saturday. Although the individual was not identified, political sources linked thetensions to the prospect of Al-Maliki’s return, a bid that faces resistancefrom Al-Hikma, alongside objections raised by the Sadiqoon bloc and the BadrOrganization, both CF members.
Under Iraq’s post-2003 power-sharing system, the presidency is allocatedto a Kurd, the premiership to a Shiite Arab, and the speakership of parliamentto a Sunni Arab. CF-aligned forces control around 180 of the 329 seats inparliament, giving the alliance decisive leverage over the formation of thenext government.
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