Deputy Speaker of Parliament: The date for the session to grant confidence to the new Iraqi government is unknown.
Deputy Speaker of Parliament: The date for the session to grant confidence to the new Iraqi government is unknown.
2026-05-12
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Farhad Al-Atroushi, the deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, stated on Tuesday that the date for the parliamentary session to grant confidence to the new government is “unknown,” attributing this to the continued disputes and negotiations between the Shiite and Sunni political parties and forces.
Al-Atroushi told reporters at the parliament building in Baghdad that Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi had not officially requested a parliamentary session to grant confidence to his government.
This comes as the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc in the Iraqi parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, predicted earlier this morning that the formation of the next federal government, headed by Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zidi, would be postponed until next week, attributing the reason to international and regional interventions.
Previous political leaks to Shafaq News Agency indicated that Al-Zidi intended to present about 14 ministerial portfolios to Parliament for confidence, amidst ongoing disputes between political forces over some sovereign and security ministries, particularly oil and defense, coinciding with the circulation of names of candidates for a number of ministries and senior positions.
Parliamentary sources also spoke of a political agreement to pass the government of Ali Faleh al-Zaidi during this week, after the ministerial program was submitted to the parliament’s presidency.
It should be noted that the Iraqi constitution grants the prime minister-designate 30 days to present his cabinet and government program to parliament for a vote of confidence. Al-Zaidi was tasked with forming the government on April 27, 2026, succeeding Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
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