“Friend of all”… Maliki and Sudani agree to pass Ali al-Zaidi as a compromise candidate
“Friend of all”… Maliki and Sudani agree to pass Ali al-Zaidi as a compromise candidate
2026-04-27
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Political sources revealed on Monday that Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, and Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the outgoing Prime Minister, agreed to nominate Ali al-Zidi as a compromise candidate for the premiership.
The sources told Shafaq News Agency that “Al-Zaydi enjoys extensive relations with all the leaders of the coordination framework, in addition to his relationship with the private office of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.”
She added that “Al-Zaydi may face difficulties in forming the government and getting it passed in parliament after he is appointed.”
She indicated that “Al-Zidi’s nomination came after the head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Faleh Al-Fayyad, hosted two meetings during the past 24 hours with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and the head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri Al-Maliki, for the purpose of deciding on the position,” explaining that “the first meeting was held yesterday, and the second was held this afternoon, during which a final agreement was reached on naming the candidate for the position of Prime Minister.”
Throughout the past period, the framework witnessed escalating disputes regarding the selection of a prime ministerial candidate, after the failure of meetings between the head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, and the outgoing Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, to reach an understanding regarding the withdrawal of one of them from the race.
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