Al-Maliki sets 5 conditions for Al-Sudani: otherwise there will be no prime minister
On Wednesday, a source within the coordination framework revealed details of the last meeting of the Shiite House forces, which was dominated by an atmosphere of tension and conflict due to the intransigence of the two main candidates, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani and Nouri al-Maliki, regarding their right to obtain the title of the next Prime Minister.
According to a source within the coordination framework speaking to Shafaq News Agency, Maliki has set several conditions for the candidate the framework will choose to head the next government, including Sudani. Among these conditions are that he not be at the top of the lists for the upcoming provincial council and parliamentary elections, and that he not run in them at all, and that the person who will assume the position be an (office manager) from outside the alliance led by the next prime minister.
According to the source, the conditions of the leader of the State of Law Coalition also stipulated the formation of a follow-up committee from the coordination framework within the government office (the Prime Minister’s office), in addition to setting a period of (100) days to test the new government, noting that the State Forces Alliance, led by Ammar al-Hakim, also suggested that there should be no tripartite budget by the new government.
According to the source, the framework is awaiting the Sudanese approval of the above conditions, after which the date of the next meeting will be set for the final agreement on announcing the candidate and the map for distributing the government cabinet, according to parliamentary and political entitlement, stressing that these conditions have the full support and approval of the “Shia House” forces.
Since the ratification of the election results held in November 2025, the Coordination Framework has begun holding meetings and discussions among its members and with other parties to decide on the position of Prime Minister, which is allocated to the Shiite component according to the custom established after 2003.
The leaders of the framework held their 257th regular meeting last Monday evening at the office of former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and discussed a number of topics on the agenda and the latest developments in the domestic and international scenes.
The participants stressed the need to resolve the national entitlement by appointing the Prime Minister, along with the rest of the electoral entitlements, in accordance with the constitutional contexts and the requirements of the next stage.
Shafaq.com