US EditionIraq’s dominant political bloc nominates former prime minister al-Maliki as its candidate
Nouri al-Maliki, chosen for his political experience, is set to lead amid competing U.S. and Iranian pressures and the challenge of managing numerous armed groups, analysts say.
- On Jan 24, the Coordination Framework nominated former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister, announcing the decision in Baghdad on Saturday.
- After caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stepped aside earlier this month, parliament elected a speaker and two deputies on December 29 and must now choose a president.
- The Coordination Framework cited Nouri al-Maliki's political and administrative experience and his leadership of the State of Law coalition with ties to Iran-aligned factions.
- The Coordination Framework urged parliament to convene a session to elect the president, paving the way for government formation negotiations amid U.S. and Iranian influence.
- The nomination is likely to polarize Sunnis, with Iraq's National Political Council warning against recycling past leaders, while the government faces U.S. pressure to disarm Iran-aligned militias amid fears from moving 9,000 IS detainees.
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The Frontier PostIraq majority bloc backs Nouri al-Maliki as next PM
Iraq's main Shia alliance, which holds a parliamentary majority, endorsed on Saturday former prime minister and powerbroker Nouri al-Maliki as the country's next premier. The nomination effectively guarantees Maliki, 75, the post that he last held more than a decade ago. The shrewd politician is set to return to power today amid seismic changes in the Middle East, with Tehran's regional influence waning and tensions with Washington rising. The C…
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The Star Kuala LumpurIraq's Shi'ite alliance nominates Nouri al-Maliki for prime minister
BAGHDAD, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The alliance of Shi'ite political blocs that holds a majority in Iraq's parliament has picked former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as its nominee for the post, it said on
Mr. Maliki, 75, is a central figure in Iraqi political life and the only Prime Minister to have served two terms (2006-2014) since the 2003 American invasion, which ended Saddam Hussein's power.
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