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Shafaq News-
Baghdad

Iraq’s Coordination
Framework (CF) ended its meeting without agreeing on a prime
ministerial candidate or a mechanism for choosing one, a source told Shafaq
News on Friday.

The bloc scheduled
a new meeting for Saturday at 4:00 p.m., with additional side meetings expected
among its leaders ahead of the session.

Earlier this week,
sources said caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani proposed his
office director Ihsan Al-Awadi for the post, while the State of Law Coalition,
led by Nouri Al-Maliki, put forward Basim Al-Badri.

The CF failed to
agree on a prime ministerial candidate during meetings held last Saturday and
Monday, postponing a final decision to April 24.

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 Nizar Amedi as president on April 11, triggering the constitutional
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.

Read more: Coordination Framework: Can govern Iraq, but cannot agree on a PM