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French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday welcomed the designation of Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi, describing the task of forming a new government as a \u201ccrucial mission\u201d amid a \u201cparticularly demanding\u201d regional context.<\/p>\n
Je me suis entretenu avec Ali Zaydi, Premier ministre charg\u00e9 de former le prochain gouvernement irakien. Je l\u2019ai f\u00e9licit\u00e9 pour sa nomination et lui ai adress\u00e9 tous mes v\u0153ux de r\u00e9ussite dans cette mission d\u00e9cisive pour l\u2019avenir de l\u2019Irak,\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 3, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Al-Zaidi\u2019s nomination<\/a> follows weeks of deadlock within the Shiite Coordination Framework, the largest bloc in parliament, which holds about 162 of parliament\u2019s 329 seats, after outgoing Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and former premier Nouri al-Maliki withdrew from the race.<\/p>\n Read more: Ali al-Zaidi named Iraq’s prime minister<\/a><\/p>\n Macron also stressed the need for swift results in the investigation into the attack<\/a> that killed and injured several French soldiers on March 12 in the Kurdistan Region during the Iran-US-Israel war, emphasizing that a stable, sovereign Iraq that is in control of its destiny is \u201cessential for the security of the Middle East as well as Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n