The coordination framework postpones the nomination of a prime minister candidate until after the election of the Speaker of Parliament and the President of the Republic.
The coordination framework postpones the nomination of a prime minister candidate until after the election of the Speaker of Parliament and the President of the Republic.
2025-12-25
The Coordination Framework revealed today, Thursday (December 25, 2025), its vision for the timing of choosing its candidate for Prime Minister, stressing that it is still too early to talk about this issue, and that the priority at the present stage is to complete the first constitutional requirements.
Mahmoud Al-Hayani, a leader in the framework, said that “talking about choosing the new prime minister is still too early, and the available constitutional period is still long and does not require rushing to put forward names or to decide this entitlement at the present time.”
Al-Hayani explained that “the political process is proceeding according to constitutional procedures, and the political blocs still have ample time before embarking on the file of selecting the Prime Minister, and the priority at the present stage is to complete the first constitutional requirements.”
He added that “the selection of the prime minister candidate will be made after the election of the Speaker of Parliament and then the election of the President of the Republic, as these are two essential steps that precede the constitutional appointment of the head of government.”
Al-Hayani stressed that “the coordination framework is dealing with this file in a spirit of responsibility and consensus, away from media pressure or political haste, and any decision regarding the next candidate will be based on national understandings and the country’s higher interest.”
The constitutional process in Iraq, since 2003, has stipulated a hierarchical structure beginning with the election of the Speaker of Parliament and his two deputies, followed by the election of the President of the Republic within Parliament. The President then tasks the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc with forming the government. Throughout successive parliamentary sessions, the selection of the Prime Minister has become a central point of agreement among the Shiite political forces represented within the Coordination Framework, alongside broader negotiations among other political blocs regarding the formation of alliances and the distribution of positions within the executive and legislative branches before the name of the new Prime Minister is finalized.
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