Shafaq News-Baghdad
Iraq’s CoordinationFramework (CF) ended its meeting without agreeing on a primeministerial candidate or a mechanism for choosing one, a source told ShafaqNews on Friday.
The bloc scheduleda new meeting for Saturday at 4:00 p.m., with additional side meetings expectedamong its leaders ahead of the session.
Earlier this week,sources said caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani proposed hisoffice director Ihsan Al-Awadi for the post, while the State of Law Coalition,led by Nouri Al-Maliki, put forward Basim Al-Badri.
The CF failed toagree on a prime ministerial candidate during meetings held last Saturday andMonday, postponing a final decision to April 24.
Under Iraq’spost-2003 power-sharing system, the presidency is held by a Kurd, thepremiership by a Shiite, and the speakership by a Sunni Arab. Parliamentelected Nizar Amedi as president on April 11, triggering the constitutionalprocess to nominate a prime minister. The CF has 15 days to present itscandidate, after which the nominee has 30 days to form a government and secureparliamentary confidence under Article 76 of the constitution.
: Coordination Framework: Can govern Iraq, but cannot agree on a PM
