The “two-thirds” requirement is a sticking point for consensus… Disagreements over mechanisms are hindering the nomination of a prime ministerial candidate within the framework.
Political data indicates strong signs that the forces meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, will fail to reach a final agreement for the leaders of the framework, due to the deepening gap of disagreements over the implementation mechanisms presented for discussion during yesterday’s meeting. The last few hours have witnessed a sharp divergence of views among the active parties, as some blocs insist on procedural paths that other parties reject and consider a violation of previous understandings regarding the selection of previous heads of government. This has put the anticipated meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, at risk of postponement. Sources close to the leaders of the coordinating framework indicated that the main obstacle lies in the “devil in the details” related to the mechanism for selecting the candidate of the largest bloc for the next prime minister, which makes the announcement of the “framework agreement” tomorrow unlikely in light of the current tension and the insistence on not making mutual concessions that would end the existing deadlock.
In this context, Firas al-Muslawi, spokesperson for the Reconstruction and Development Bloc, revealed on Tuesday that two specific mechanisms have been proposed to resolve the issue of selecting the largest bloc’s candidate for the position of Prime Minister. He indicated that the leaders of the Coordination Framework will choose one of them in a meeting on Wednesday.
Al-Muslawi told the Al-Maalomah News Agency that “the leaders of the Coordination Framework agreed in a meeting on Monday evening that the nomination of the next candidate should be based on a two-thirds majority system to ensure acceptance and proceed with the formation of the government.”
He added that “the current discussions are focused on finalizing the two-thirds mechanism, with two options being presented: the first requires a two-thirds vote from the leaders of the Framework’s constituent forces, and the second requires a two-thirds majority vote from the members of Parliament belonging exclusively to the Coordination Framework’s constituent forces.”
Al-Muslawi indicated that “tomorrow’s meeting, Wednesday, will be crucial in choosing one of these two mechanisms to immediately begin the procedures for nominating the next prime minister.”
For his part, Jassim Mohammed Jaafar, a leader in the State of Law Coalition, confirmed on Tuesday that the established practice within the Coordination Framework for nominating previous prime ministers was based on the leadership of the Coordination Framework itself, not on parliamentary weight. He noted that this proposal could be agreed upon, provided it is implemented during the upcoming elections and not during the current parliamentary session.
Jaafar added in a statement to Al-Maalouma News Agency that “the disagreement within the Coordination Framework remains complex,” and he predicted that “no agreement will be reached on resolving the issue of the largest bloc’s candidate for the next prime minister during tomorrow’s meeting.”
It is worth noting that the leaders of the Coordination Framework held a meeting Monday evening without reaching an agreement on the largest bloc’s candidate for the next prime minister, and the meeting was postponed until Wednesday.
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