Agreement without a deal: Political movement to end the Al-Zidi cabinet crisis
Agreement without a deal: Political movement to end the Al-Zidi cabinet crisis
8-12-2026
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It appears that the dispute over the vacant ministerial portfolios in Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s cabinet is nearing resolution, following an agreement among political blocs to expedite the filling of the remaining ministerial positions. Each bloc is to be granted its rightful share in the government, in accordance with the understandings reached prior to the government’s formation. However, an agreement is still lacking on the timeline for submitting the names of candidates for the remaining posts, as well as the date for the parliamentary session to grant confidence to the new ministers. This raises many questions about the extent and degree of consensus among the political blocs regarding the completion of the process to fill the vacant positions.
Mohammed al-Fahdawi, a member of the United Anbar Alliance, told Al-Maalouma, “The political parties have many individuals with the qualifications to be nominated for the vacant ministerial positions in Ali al-Zaidi’s cabinet, should the previously submitted names be rejected.”
He added that “all political blocs have agreed to maintain the existing ministerial quotas without any changes or swaps between blocs, although changes in the titles and names of candidates for ministerial portfolios are possible.”
He explained that “the completion of the remaining ministries in al-Zaydi’s government depends on consensus and understanding among the political blocs in order to present an agreement to Parliament that guarantees a vote of confidence for the names the blocs will put forward as candidates for their respective ministries.”
For his part, Khalid Walid, a member of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, revealed in a statement to Al-Maalomah that next Saturday has been set as the date for submitting the CVs of the political forces’ candidates for the nine remaining ministries.
He added, “The government’s continued operation in this manner, managing several ministries through acting ministers, is ineffective, especially given the significant financial and economic challenges it faces, in addition to the political and security challenges related to the looming threat of war in the region and its potential repercussions for Iraq.”
In a related matter, former minister and State of Law Coalition member Zuhair al-Jalabi warned against resorting to coercive tactics and the denial of rights when proceeding with filling the remaining ministerial positions in al-Zidi’s cabinet.
Al-Jalabi told Al-Maalomah, “Trust remains lacking regarding the cabinet formation process. The State of Law Coalition will not submit candidates again unless there are agreements in place to approve the cabinet.”
He added that “Prime Minister Ali al-Zidi may go to Parliament to complete the government cabinet and fill the remaining ministerial positions.” His government is being formed in the way some political parties want, but this does not serve the political process.”
He pointed out that “completing the government while depriving the State of Law Coalition of its allocated positions will be a crushing blow to the will of the people, which will lead to the end of the government and the parliament.”
Political efforts continue to complete the cabinet as soon as possible, especially since the coordination framework stressed in its meeting the day before yesterday the need to expedite the resolution of the issue. Meanwhile, political parties confirmed that parliament will vote on the remaining ministerial portfolios in al-Zaydi’s cabinet next week.
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