Shafaq News- Baghdad
The Sadiqoon bloc is seeking to secure the Education andIndustry ministries in Iraq’s next government as part of its electoralentitlement, a lawmaker from the bloc told Shafaq News on Saturday.
MP Zainab Al-Moussawi said the demand followed a meetingwith Qais Al-Khazali, head of the Sadiqoon parliamentary bloc andsecretary-general of the movement, to discuss its share.
Earlier this week, sources told Shafaq News that theSadiqoon Movement, which holds 27 parliamentary seats, is expected to take theLabor and Industry ministries, in addition to a second deputy prime ministerposition.
The Coordination Framework, the largest bloc holding about162 of parliament’s 329 seats, granted the Iraqi Prime Minister-designate, AliAl-Zaidi, broader authority in selecting his cabinet following his nomination.
According to the sources, Al-Zaidi has begun formal steps toform the government by establishing two teams to draft the government programand nominate ministers. Negotiations are ongoing over distributing ministriesbased on a points system tied to parliamentary representation, under whichservice ministries require at least 10 seats, while sovereign portfoliosrequire more than 15.
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