Iraqi Parliament: Voting on the new cabinet will take place next week
The Iraqi parliament announced on Monday that the vote on the new government will take place next week, and that the names and the government program will be received by the end of this week.
The media office of the council said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that “the House of Representatives held its session today, chaired by Hebat al-Halbousi and attended by 217 members.”
She added, “At the beginning of the session, Al-Halbousi noted that the House of Representatives will receive the government program at the end of this week from Ali Al-Zidi, who is tasked with forming the new government, so that the members of the council can review it and study it through the Strategic Planning and Government Program Committees, pointing out that the names of the ministerial cabinet will be presented next week for a vote by the House of Representatives.”
On Monday, MP Mohammed Al-Shammari, from the parliamentary services bloc, revealed new details regarding the date for submitting the ministerial cabinet of the new government and the mechanism for deciding on it within the House of Representatives .
Al-Shammari told Shafaq News Agency that Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi has enough time constitutionally to finalize his government formation and present it to the House of Representatives within the specified period .
He added that “Al-Zidi informed the leaders of the Coordination Framework of his intention to present the ministerial cabinet on the 9th of this month,” noting that “the House of Representatives will hold a session during the next week to vote on granting confidence to the new government .”
According to the MP, 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 obtain the Ministry of Defense .
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