Coordination framework: Intensive inter-agency meetings to complete the government cabinet
Coordination framework: Intensive inter-agency meetings to complete the government cabinet
2026-08-15
Shafaq News – Baghdad
A source within the coordination framework revealed on Saturday that meetings have intensified between influential leaders in the political scene to discuss the requirements of the next stage, including completing the government cabinet and selecting moderate candidates who are acceptable to the political parties.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that “the meetings between the influential Shiite leaders in the political scene are focusing on the mechanism for selecting candidates to fill the vacant ministerial portfolios, most importantly the Ministries of Defense and Interior.”
He added that “the State of Law Coalition will submit three names of candidates who meet the required specifications, including the head of the Court of Cassation of the Internal Security Forces, Muhammad Sami, in addition to Lieutenant General Qasim Atta,” noting that “the latter is unlikely to be passed, but he is put forward again every time.”
He noted that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, in his recent meeting with the Coordination Framework and the State Administration Coalition, emphasized the selection of qualified candidates for the ministry, “without any controversy surrounding them,” stressing that “the government cabinet may be completed next month.”
Earlier, a source told Shafaq News Agency that Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali al-Zaidi is still committed to managing the Ministries of Defense and Interior in an “acting” capacity, given his satisfaction with the performance of the current leadership, denying the existence of any political agreement or intention to decide on the names of the two ministers at the present time.
On May 14, 2026, the Iraqi parliament granted confidence to the government of Ali Faleh al-Zaidi and its ministerial program, and voted on 14 ministers out of 23, while nine portfolios remained postponed due to disagreements over names and quotas, including the Interior, Defense, Higher Education and Planning ministries.
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