No session on Thursday… “Vacant Ministries” meeting today and “State Administration” meeting tomorrow
No session on Thursday… “Vacant Ministries” meeting today and “State Administration” meeting tomorrow
2026-10-05
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The Iraqi parliament has postponed a session scheduled for next Thursday to complete the cabinet formation until next week.
According to an informed source who spoke to Shafaq News Agency, the postponement came as a result of ongoing disagreements over the candidates for the ministries of Labor and Social Affairs, Youth and Sports, and Planning, Reconstruction and Housing.
The source explained that “the Kurdistan Democratic Party is insisting on nominating Rebaz Hamlan for the Ministry of Reconstruction and Housing, as
He will put forward his party’s candidate for the position of fourth deputy prime minister.”
According to the source, the coordination framework will hold a meeting today to discuss the issue of completing the government, while the State Administration Coalition will also hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the same issue.
In this context, MP Badr Al-Fahhal stated that the political blocs have nominated names to fill the vacant ministerial portfolios, and that the ball is now in Prime Minister Ali Al-Zidi’s court to choose the candidates and send their names to the House of Representatives for a vote and to grant them confidence.
According to Al-Fahl, who spoke to Shafaq News Agency, there is no specific date yet for holding a session of the House of Representatives to grant confidence to the candidates.
An informed source revealed to Shafaq News Agency yesterday, Sunday, that the State of Law Coalition, led by Nouri al-Maliki, officially nominated Yasser Sakheel for the Ministry of Interior portfolio, and Haider Bahaa, who currently serves as Dean of the College of Pharmacy at Al-Nahrain University, for the Ministry of Higher Education portfolio.
The leaders of the coordination framework will meet this evening, in the presence of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance, to discuss the vote on completing the government cabinet and next year’s budget.
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