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Shafaq News- Baghdad<\/p>\n
Iraqi lawmakers have submitted a proposal requiring
\nincoming ministers in Prime Minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi\u2019s government to
\nsign written pledges barring themselves and close relatives from contesting
\nfuture elections as part of the government program he is expected to present,
\nMP Ali Al-Sarai revealed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Al-Sarai, a lawmaker from the Reconstruction and
\nDevelopment bloc led by caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, told
\nShafaq News that the measure would prohibit ministers from running in future
\nparliamentary or provincial elections, while first- and second-degree relatives
\nwould also be excluded from candidacy. The proposal, he clarified, is intended
\nto prevent ministries from being used for electoral promotion and curb the use
\nof state resources and official influence during campaigns.<\/p>\n
The restrictions would also apply to officials holding
\nministerial and deputy minister ranks, with plans to later incorporate the
\nmeasure into Iraq\u2019s Election Law through legislative amendments.<\/p>\n
Parliament is expected to hold a confidence vote<\/a> next The Shiite Coordination Framework, the largest parliamentary Political sources previously told our agency that the Cabinet formation in Iraq is traditionally governed by
\nweek, with Al-Zaidi set to present his cabinet and government program by the
\nend of this week.<\/p>\n
\nbloc with about 162 of 329 seats, granted Al-Zaidi broader authority to form
\nhis cabinet following his nomination on April 27, although negotiations
\ncontinue under a points-based system that allocates ministries according to
\nparliamentary representation. Service ministries are typically assigned to
\nblocs holding at least 10 seats, while sovereign portfolios are generally
\nreserved for factions with more than 15.<\/p>\n
\nincoming government may be presented without a complete<\/a> cabinet lineup as talks
\ncontinue over deputy prime minister positions and key ministries.<\/p>\n
\nthe muhasasa system, a post-2003 power-sharing arrangement that distributes
\npositions among the country\u2019s main political and ethnic blocs.<\/p>\n