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Shafaq News- Wasit<\/p>\n
Prime Minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi is unlikely to submit Iraq\u2019s cabinet lineup to parliament this week despite earlier expectations of a swift confidence vote, Mohammed Al-Mayahy, head of the Wasit parliamentary bloc, told Shafaq News on Monday.<\/p>\n
Al-Mayahy warned against rushing the government formation process, saying there was still sufficient constitutional and legal time to finalize the cabinet and cautioning that haste could produce a \u201cdistorted government.\u201d<\/p>\n
He explained that the next 10 days would likely determine the shape of the incoming government amid \u201cbroad political consensus\u201d on forming the cabinet. Safwan Al-Gargari, Secretary-General of Iraq\u2019s Parliament, had revealed that a parliamentary confidence session could be held on Monday or Tuesday once the cabinet lineup is submitted.<\/p>\n
Al-Zaidi had not yet adequately reviewed the nominees proposed for ministerial portfolios, Al-Mayahy added, stressing that electoral entitlements and political balance would shape the final cabinet lineup.<\/p>\n
Under Article 76 of Iraq\u2019s constitution, Al-Zaidi has 30 days from his April 27 designation to form a government and secure parliamentary approval. Political sources earlier told Shafaq News that disputes continue over several sovereign and security ministries, particularly Oil and Defense, while Al-Zaidi was considering initially presenting around 14 ministerial portfolios<\/a> for parliamentary approval as negotiations continue.<\/p>\n