Maliki rejects al-Badri’s nomination for prime minister, and Shiite political figures seek alternatives.
Maliki rejects al-Badri’s nomination for prime minister, and Shiite political figures seek alternatives.
2026-04-01
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed political source revealed on Tuesday that what he called “the Shiite House actors” had put forward the head of the Accountability and Justice Commission as a compromise candidate for the upcoming government leadership, but the leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, rejected the proposal due to its “unacceptability.”
The source told Shafaq News Agency that “some influential forces in the Shiite bloc visited former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and proposed to him the name of the head of the Accountability and Justice Commission, Basim al-Badri, for the next government, but the leader of the State of Law Coalition rejected his nomination on the pretext that he does not have the acceptance of everyone and that a compromise candidate must be chosen who has the support of all parties.”
He pointed out that “inter-party meetings and communications between the Shiite political actors are continuing in order to decide on the identity of the candidate for the government’s coordinating framework and end the controversy, and to ensure the completion of constitutional requirements and the fulfillment of politicians’ obligations towards their citizens and voters.”
The source stressed that this movement comes against the backdrop of the situation in the region, which requires the formation of a “strong government capable of managing the affairs of the country in light of the security, economic and political challenges that the region is going through .”
An informed political source reported Monday, that some of the active forces within the Coordination Framework are looking for a candidate to replace Nouri al-Maliki for the position of the next government. While the Framework confirmed its rejection of renewing the mandate of the outgoing Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the Reconstruction and Development Alliance put forward two options, with no third, for the leadership of the next government.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that “some of the active forces within the framework are studying a group of names of candidates for the premiership due to the lack of agreement among the framework’s components on a specific candidate after the American veto on the leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, the framework’s official candidate.”
He pointed out that “there is a rejection of the idea of renewing al-Sudani’s term, especially with the arrival of signals from religious leaders who also reject renewal,” indicating that “the coming days will witness intensive activity and continuous meetings to agree on a specific figure acceptable to everyone after vetting the names that will be put forward by some of the influential forces.”
The source continued: “According to the information, if it becomes impossible to pass Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani for a second term, the Reconstruction and Development bloc, which is led by the current Prime Minister, will likely put forward the head of the Reconstruction and Development parliamentary bloc, Bahaa Al-Araji, as an alternative to Al-Sudani, especially since he was a deputy prime minister in a previous government.”
For his part, the spokesman for the Reconstruction and Development parliamentary bloc, Firas Al-Muslawi, confirmed to Shafaq News Agency yesterday, Monday, that “the Reconstruction and Development bloc has no candidate other than Al-Sudani for the premiership again, as he has achieved success in managing the government.”
Earlier on Monday, the Speaker of Parliament decided to set Saturday, April 11, as the date for holding a session to elect the President of the Republic, calling on the leaders of the political blocs to “bear their responsibilities in completing the constitutional requirements and forming a government capable of facing the challenges.”
The Presidency of the House of Representatives held a consultative meeting yesterday, Sunday, in which it discussed the ongoing preparations to set a date for a session to elect the new President of the Republic of Iraq during this week in order to end the current political deadlock and proceed with the formation of the next government.
This comes as 220 members of the Iraqi parliament submitted a list of their names and signatures to the parliament’s leadership, demanding that a session be held next Monday to elect the president of the republic.
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