In the absence of justifications, a political movement is underway to reinstate the rejected candidates in the confidence vote session.
The political blocs intend to resubmit their candidates who were rejected in the session to grant confidence to Al-Zidi’s cabinet within the parliament, in light of the absence of logical justifications for rejecting the names submitted to the House of Representatives, as the State of Law Coalition is still holding firm to its candidates, in addition to the other blocs whose candidates did not receive a vote, at a time when political parties confirm that there is external interference behind the rejection of some of the candidates in Al-Zidi’s cabinet.
Former State of Law Coalition MP Hussein Mardan told Al-Maalomah that “the State of Law Coalition has not made any changes to its candidates that it presented in the session to grant confidence to the cabinet, as the same names are still nominated for ministerial positions.”
He added that “the State of Law Coalition, as well as other alliances, did not change the names of their candidates for the vacant ministerial positions, as Amer al-Khazai and Qasim Atta are still candidates nominated by the State of Law Coalition, despite it having other competent figures.”
He explained that “the rejection of the nominated names by the State of Law Coalition had no convincing reasons or justifications, especially since the nominees are considered to be experienced, competent, and professional figures with a history in the Iraqi government, as the reasons for the rejection are still unclear.”
For his part, Maysar al-Shammari, a leader in the Hikma Movement, told Al-Maalouma that “the American side exerted pressure and bargains on some political forces with the aim of handing over weapons, which is a dangerous precedent in the formation of Iraqi governments that has not happened throughout the past periods.”
He added that “objections from abroad also included the political forces that began handing over their weapons, on the pretext that they did not hand them over completely and retained a large part of them, which complicates the completion of the government cabinet in full.”
He pointed out that “the coordination framework is trying to reach political understandings and end the issue of foreign interference in the formation of the government, before proceeding to agree on the names that will complete the government cabinet,” noting that “what is being circulated about postponing the completion of the government cabinet until after the end of next September is incorrect, as the coordination framework seeks to complete it during the next few months.”
He added that “regional events and their repercussions on Iraq, especially on the financial side, in addition to Al-Zaidi’s foreign visits, also caused the disruption of the completion of the government cabinet, as the government’s actions were directed towards files that it sees as more important than completing the ministerial cabinet, which may not be the right decision.” GeographicReference
In a related context, political analyst Ibrahim Al-Sarraj told Al-Maalouma that “the lack of political movement towards resolving the government cabinet is not related to the corruption campaign that targeted a number of officials and deputies, given that the disagreements between the political parties regarding the ministerial cabinet occurred before the campaign began.”
He added that “the disagreements between the political blocs were represented in the objection to some of the candidates,” noting that “the objection did not come from an objective standpoint, but rather its aim is to marginalize some blocs because of the existing disagreements between them.”
He added, “Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi has the opportunity to create a conducive atmosphere by working to bridge the gaps between the various political blocs, especially since the current circumstances necessitate completing the ministerial appointments, particularly those related to security, given the current situation in the region.”
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