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Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraq’s Shiite Coordination Framework on Monday
nominated Ali Al-Zaidi as its candidate for premiership, praising the “responsible” withdrawal of State of Law leader Nouri
Al-Maliki and caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani from the
race.

In a statement, the bloc, which holds about 162 of
parliament’s 329 seats, indicated that its leaders convened at the government
palace in Baghdad and selected Al-Zaidi as their nominee in its capacity as the
largest parliamentary bloc.

Earlier today, political sources told Shafaq News that
Al-Maliki and Al-Sudani, who heads the
Reconstruction and Development (Al-Ima’ar wal-Tanmiya) Coalition, had agreed to support Al-Zaidi as a compromise figure
to lead the next government.

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. The Framework missed the April 26 constitutional deadline to
nominate a candidate following the election of Nizar Amedi as president on
April 11; once designated, the nominee has 30 days to form a government and
secure parliamentary confidence under Article 76.

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