A leader in the Sudanese coalition: Ali al-Zaidi’s appointment depends on overcoming the American veto.
A leader in the Sudanese coalition: Ali al-Zaidi’s appointment depends on overcoming the American veto.
2026-04-28
Shafaq News – Baghdad
A leader in the “Reconstruction and Development” coalition, headed by outgoing Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, said on Tuesday that assigning Ali al-Zidi to form the new government could represent a “rising political phenomenon” or a “major setback,” considering that the matter depends on his ability to overcome the American “veto” peacefully.
Qusay Mahbouba said in a statement regarding Al-Zidi’s assignment to form the new government by the Coordination Framework, “Ali Al-Zidi will either be a bridge for others, or they will become a bridge for him.”
He added that al-Zaidi “could be a rising political phenomenon, or he could be a major setback,” noting that his success depends on his ability to safely cross the American veto.
He continued: “We don’t know the man yet, neither his ideas nor his capabilities nor the features of his political personality,” indicating that the question is whether he will be a bridge to a larger project, or will turn everyone into a bridge to his project “if he has a project at all.”
Mahbouba considered that the Shiite coordination framework “has exhausted its political and moral presence in the Iraqi arena,” and is no longer able to shape the future of Iraq or monopolize Shiite decision-making, adding that the framework “has practically ended politically and morally.”
He pointed out that this “could be a good thing,” because the end of the political monopoly opens the door to the birth of new equations, and perhaps to a different Iraqi opportunity.
The ruling Shiite coalition forces in Iraq announced on Monday evening the nomination of al-Zaidi for the premiership, following the withdrawal of outgoing Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, from the race for the position.
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