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Shafaq News- Baghdad
The Shiite Coordination
Framework (CF) is set to decide on its nominee for Iraq’s prime minister within
24 hours, with an additional contender now under consideration, MP Riyadh Uday
of Al-Hikma (Wisdom) Movement told Shafaq News on Monday.
Uday noted that the CF, the largest
parliamentary bloc with about 162 of parliament’s 329 seats, is bound by a
five-day constitutional window to present its candidate. The bloc’s internal
mechanism, he clarified, requires either a two-thirds majority or full
consensus among its leaders to finalize the choice.
Rejecting claims of a
postponement, he confirmed the meeting will be held today at the office of Al-Hikma
leader Ammar al-Hakim, indicating it is likely to produce a definitive outcome.
Options include a potential
renomination of caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, alongside
Basim al-Badri and Ihsan al-Awadi, the latter newly introduced. Speaking to our agency, a parliamentary source said one
option involves each faction nominating a candidate, followed by a two-thirds
vote. In this setup, State of Law leader Nouri al-Maliki is expected to back
al-Badri, while al-Sudani is likely to nominate al-Awadi.
Under Iraq’s post-2003
power-sharing system, the presidency is held by a Kurd, the premiership by a
Shiite, and the speakership by a Sunni Arab. Parliament elected Amedi as
president on April 11, triggering the process to nominate a prime minister. The
CF has 15 days to present its candidate, after which the nominee has 30
days to form a government and secure parliamentary confidence under Article 76
of the constitution.
So far, internal negotiations
have not produced consensus, prompting some leaders to call for additional time
to finalize the decision.
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