Defining the mechanisms and timelines for implementing his program: 5 new “framework” criteria for selecting the head of government
Defining the mechanisms and timelines for implementing his program: 5 new “framework” criteria for selecting the head of government
2025-11-26 08:50
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed political source revealed on Wednesday evening that the forces of the Coordination Framework, during their last meeting, signed a paper containing five criteria adopted by the committee evaluating candidates for the next Iraqi government.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that “the five criteria or controls included in the paper stipulate that the candidate must present five main priorities within his government program and explain the mechanisms for implementing the program (mechanisms and solutions) with a time limit for their completion.”
He pointed out that the paper also included “that the candidate should have political weight in addition to local, regional and international acceptance, and that the next prime minister should have a well-known team and have the experience to carry out the tasks assigned to him with ease.”
He added that the criteria also included “that the candidate not have any lawsuits related to financial corruption and integrity, and that the candidate come from a political bloc with significant influence in the governmental and political equation.”
The source indicated that “the coordination framework initially discussed the entitlement of its components, i.e., its share of ministries after deducting the points for the position of the Prime Minister, which are initially estimated at (30) points, with the aim of accelerating the process of forming the government.”
The coordinating framework had previously specified the conditions and criteria that must be met by candidates for the position of head of the new government, most notably that he must not be the leader of a political bloc.
Then he reversed course and eased it, which opened the door for most of the framework’s forces to put forward their candidates for the position, according to what a political source told Shafaq News Agency at the time.
The source explained that “the previous conditions included (that the candidate should not have previously been nominated for the position or held it previously, and should not have a party or a separate bloc), but the forces of the Coordination Framework agreed that the next Prime Minister should not have any files, lawsuits or suspicions of corruption, and if there are files on him, he will be rejected and prevented from running for the position.”
The source confirmed that “the competition is mainly led by caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, State of Law Coalition leader Nouri al-Maliki, and Intelligence Service chief Hamid al-Shatri, in addition to others.”
It is worth noting that the Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq announced on November 17, 2025, the final results of the parliamentary elections, revealing that the Development and Reconstruction Coalition, led by outgoing Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, won 46 seats.
The Coordination Framework announced on November 17 the formation of the “largest parliamentary bloc” after the Independent High Electoral Commission announced the final results of the special and general voting.
On the same day, the Supreme Federal Court (the highest judicial authority in Iraq) decided to end the work of the House of Representatives and transform the government into a “caretaker government”.
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