“Reconstruction and Development” proposes a “secret” vote for the next Iraqi Prime Minister.
Qusay Mahbouba, a leader in the “Reconstruction and Development” coalition (led by current Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani), proposed on Tuesday to the Coordination Framework a new mechanism for selecting the next Prime Minister, which is to adopt a “secret vote” for the 186 members of the House of Representatives who are part of the Framework, in order to get out of the political deadlock.
Mahbouba said in a post that the coordination framework had reached a “dead end; there is no clear mechanism for resolution and no unified vision for the next stage,” considering that the solution lies in “inviting the representatives of the framework to a secret vote, as the general body, to choose the candidate for prime minister.”
He pointed out that implementing this proposal “will get the framework out of its crisis, and restore the representatives to their true role, so that the decision becomes binding and respected by all,” describing this mechanism as “a clear message confirming that democracy begins with the will of the representatives, not with the understandings of the leaders.”
This proposal comes as the coordinating framework that includes the ruling Shiite political forces in Iraq failed to hold a “decisive” meeting on Saturday and Monday with the aim of naming a candidate for the position of Prime Minister, which was postponed until Wednesday.
These developments come at a time when the government formation process has entered a critical phase, following the election of Nizar Amidi as President of the Republic. This places the largest bloc before a constitutional deadline ending on April 26 to officially present its candidate, amid fears of returning to square one of political deadlock.
Shafaq.com