Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Coordination Framework (CF) has suspended its formal meetingsuntil consensus is reached on the country’s next prime minister, a politicalsource told Shafaq News on Sunday.
Efforts are underway to arrange a meeting between Nouri al-Maliki, headof the State of Law Coalition, and caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaal-Sudani. The initiative, mediated by Faleh al-Fayyadh, leader of Iraq’sPopular Mobilization Forces (PMF), seeks to ease tensions between the two CFfigures, as both continue to insist on their candidacy for the post.
If the meeting takes place and produces an understanding, CFSecretary-General Hadi al-Amiri is expected to name the bloc’s nominee for thepremiership. If no deal is reached, discussions will likely shift towardsmaller, more focused gatherings rather than the broader sessions previouslyheld by the Framework.
Earlier CF meetings, which holds around 162 of parliament’s 329 seats,centered on potential compromise figures, including Haider al-Abadi and Ihsanal-Awadi, yet no agreement materialized.
The alliance has repeatedly failed to unite behind a single nominee. Under Iraq’s post-2003 power-sharing arrangement, the presidency goes to aKurd, the premiership to a Shiite, and the speakership to a Sunni Arab. Parliament elected Nizar Amedi as president on April 11, triggering the processto select a prime minister. The Framework faces its constitutional deadlinetoday to present a candidate, after which the nominee has 30 days to form agovernment and secure parliamentary confidence under Article 76 of theconstitution.
: Coordination Framework: Can govern Iraq, but cannot agree on a PM
