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Iraq's Largest Bloc Pushes PM Nominee Decision to Friday
(MENAFN) Iraq's Shiite-led Coordination Framework has pushed back its long-awaited decision on a prime ministerial nominee to Friday, the bloc's General Secretariat announced Wednesday.
The postponement was necessary "to create more room for dialogue and to reach a conclusion within the constitutional timeframe," the body said, according to Iraq's official news agency.
The delay marks the latest in a series of deferrals. Secretary-General Abbas al-Amiri had declared as recently as Monday that Wednesday, April 22 would be the new target date for naming a candidate, characterizing internal deliberations at the time as "positive."
Despite convening repeatedly, the Coordination Framework has so far failed to coalesce around a single candidate.
The constitutional pressure is mounting. Under Article 76 of Iraq's constitution, the president is obligated to task the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc with forming a government within 15 days of a new presidential election — leaving little margin for continued delays.
The Coordination Framework holds the largest share of parliamentary seats, commanding between 130 and 140 of the 329 total seats based on recent election results, giving it decisive influence over both the nomination and the government formation process.
The alliance had formally put forward former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the top post back in January — a move that drew swift pushback from US President Donald Trump, who publicly urged Baghdad not to install al-Maliki as premier.
The postponement was necessary "to create more room for dialogue and to reach a conclusion within the constitutional timeframe," the body said, according to Iraq's official news agency.
The delay marks the latest in a series of deferrals. Secretary-General Abbas al-Amiri had declared as recently as Monday that Wednesday, April 22 would be the new target date for naming a candidate, characterizing internal deliberations at the time as "positive."
Despite convening repeatedly, the Coordination Framework has so far failed to coalesce around a single candidate.
The constitutional pressure is mounting. Under Article 76 of Iraq's constitution, the president is obligated to task the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc with forming a government within 15 days of a new presidential election — leaving little margin for continued delays.
The Coordination Framework holds the largest share of parliamentary seats, commanding between 130 and 140 of the 329 total seats based on recent election results, giving it decisive influence over both the nomination and the government formation process.
The alliance had formally put forward former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the top post back in January — a move that drew swift pushback from US President Donald Trump, who publicly urged Baghdad not to install al-Maliki as premier.
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