The framework strengthens its political position… new parliamentary alliances and pressure to finalize the remaining ministerial appointments.
The political arena is witnessing rapid activity within the Coordination Framework forces, coinciding with ongoing disputes regarding the completion of the cabinet and outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil. This comes amidst indications that some forces are seeking to bolster their parliamentary influence and leverage available negotiating leverage to resolve political entitlements. In this context, former MP Hussein Mardan revealed moves led by the State of Law Coalition to strengthen its position within the Council of Representatives, confirming its success in attracting more than ten MPs, including independents, in the recent period.
Mardan explained to Al-Maalomah News Agency that there are efforts underway to form a broad alliance comprising more than 100 MPs, which would grant the Coordination Framework and its allies greater weight in managing political and legislative matters in the coming phase. Meanwhile, Aqeel al
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Rudaini, spokesperson for the Victory Coalition, asserted that the anticipated meeting of the Coordination Framework may not succeed in resolving the existing political disputes, pointing to the continued divergence regarding the completion of the cabinet and the allocation of sovereign ministries.
Al-Rudaini told Al-Maalomah News Agency that the Ministries of Defense and Interior remain a major sticking point in the negotiations, as some political forces cling to their entitlements and refuse to relinquish their shares within the government. Meanwhile, political analyst Atheer Al-Shara’a called on the forces within the Coordination Framework to leverage the issue of ministries allocated to Kurdish parties within the government formation to address outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil.
He pointed out that the Ministries of Planning and Reconstruction, which are allocated to the Kurdish component, have not yet been finalized, giving political forces an opportunity to use this issue as a bargaining chip to push the regional government towards fulfilling its constitutional and legal obligations. Al-Shara’a emphasized in a statement to Al-Maalomah News Agency that among the most prominent issues that must be addressed is the transfer of oil and non-oil revenues to the federal government, in addition to proceeding with the enactment of the oil and gas law and resolving the accumulated disputes between the central government and the region.
He added that the continued failure to adhere to signed agreements has cast a shadow over the management of natural resources and the economic situation, requiring clear understandings that guarantee the rights of all parties within the constitutional framework. A crucial negotiating phase is underway, and observers believe the coordinating framework is seeking to bolster its political standing within parliament while simultaneously managing complex negotiations concerning the formation of the government and the relationship with the Kurdistan Region. The vacant ministerial posts and the mutual obligations between Baghdad and Erbil appear to be among the most prominent bargaining chips in the coming period.
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