Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the “crucial” framework meeting for the position of Prime Minister.
Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the “crucial” framework meeting for the position of Prime Minister.
2026-04-18
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed source suggested on Saturday that the coordinating framework that includes the ruling Shiite political forces in Iraq may resort to postponing its “crucial” meeting to present a candidate for the position of Prime Minister until next Monday.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that the meeting scheduled for Saturday is still on, but some leaders of the framework have requested a postponement until Monday in order to reach a decisive decision that will lead to the selection of a candidate for prime minister who enjoys the support of the majority of the coordinating framework.
These disagreements come at a time when the government formation process has entered a critical constitutional phase, following the election of Nizar Amidi as President of the Republic on April 11, and the obligation of the largest parliamentary bloc (the Coordination Framework) to present its candidate for the premiership within a maximum period of 15 days.
This dispute is more sensitive because al-Maliki was originally put forward as an official candidate for the Coordination Framework for the Prime Ministership, before the calculations became complicated later due to internal objections and external pressures, most notably the American position rejecting the establishment of a government that it sees as subject to Iranian influence. This reshuffled the cards within the framework and prompted some of its members to reopen the search for alternatives or a compromise candidate, led by the head of the Accountability and Justice Commission, Bassem al-Badri, along with other candidates.
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