A deputy reveals the share of the Sudanese coalition in the Al-Zidi government.
On Monday, MP Ahmed Al-Dalfi, from the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, revealed the coalition’s share in the upcoming cabinet, stating that the ministries of oil, labor and social affairs, and industry and minerals would be allocated to them.
Al-Dalfi told Shafaq News Agency that “the Reconstruction and Development Coalition will receive 5 ministerial portfolios in the new government, including the ministries of oil, labor and social affairs, and industry and minerals,” indicating that “the other ministries are currently being negotiated to secure them for the coalition.”
Al-Dalfi added that “the head of the coalition, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, will remain a political leader and head of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, and will not be a minister in the next government.”
It is noted that the number of ministries in the next government will be 22 portfolios, distributed as follows: 12 ministries for the Coordination Framework forces, 6 ministries for the Sunni blocs, and 4 ministries for the Kurdish parties.
It is worth noting that a political source revealed to Shafaq News Agency a few days ago that the Ministry of Higher Education will be allocated to the Progress Party (which obtained the position of Speaker of Parliament) led by Mohammed al-Halbousi, which holds 27 seats as a major party, while the Azm Alliance, led by Muthanna al-Samarrai, which holds 15 seats, will receive the Ministry of Defense.
Sources also indicated that al-Zaydi will meet with Sunni leaders, including al-Halbousi, because the latter raised the bar for his party’s demands in the government cabinet, which sparked controversy behind the scenes of the political forces, especially with the Sunni ministries file entering the stage of direct negotiation.
Last week, the ruling Shiite coalition forces in Iraq announced the nomination of Ali al-Zidi for the premiership, after al-Sudani and al-Maliki withdrew from the race for the position, in a move that opened the door to a new settlement within the Shiite bloc after weeks of political deadlock over the shape of the next government and the distribution of its sovereign and service positions.
Shafaq.com