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Shafaq News- Baghdad<\/p>\n
Former intelligence chief Hamid al-Shatri has been rejected as a compromise candidate for prime minister by State of Law coalition leader Nouri al-Maliki and allied factions, a political source told Shafaq News on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The source indicated that al-Maliki and partners, including blocs with armed wings, held a meeting to discuss the premiership and concluded by ruling out al-Shatri.<\/p>\n
Efforts to reach an agreement remain ongoing, with the Coordination Framework (CF) -which holds around 162 of parliament\u2019s 329 seats- continuing intensive bilateral and trilateral talks to finalize a nominee, according to Aqeel al-Rudaini, spokesperson for the Victory (al-Nasr) Coalition, led by former prime minister Haider al-Abadi, who confirmed that al-Abadi is among the shortlisted candidates under consideration.<\/p>\n
The political process has been marked by deadlock, with formal Coordination Framework meetings suspended<\/a> pending consensus, while informal consultations continue among key leaders. Earlier attempts to persuade al-Maliki and current Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to withdraw their candidacies have failed<\/a>, with both figures maintaining their positions. <\/p>\n Under Iraq\u2019s post-2003 power-sharing arrangement, the presidency goes to a Kurd, the premiership to a Shiite, and the speakership to a Sunni Arab. Parliament elected Nizar Amedi as president on April 11, triggering the process to select a prime minister. The Framework faces its constitutional deadline today to present a candidate, after which the nominee has 30 days to form a government and secure parliamentary confidence under Article 76 of the constitution.<\/p>\n