BAGHDAD, Dec 17 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi President, Barham Salih, received a list of candidates, to choose one of them as prime minister-designate, to form a new government that would replace the caretaker government of Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi.
Salih received a list of candidates, including Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, Asaad al-Eidani and Mustafa al-Kazemi.
The president also “received the names of candidates nominated by the demonstrators, one of them is Judge Raed Jouhi.”
The list is not final and can be changed according to the agreement of the political blocs, and the president will ask a figure for the post of prime minister-designate after he (Salih) guarantees in advance his approval by parliament.
Abdul Mahdi also informed Salih that the deadline for his caretaker government is next Thursday, according to sources.
According to article 76 of the Iraqi constitution, the largest coalition in parliament should nominate a candidate for the vacant post to the president, who will task the new prime minister-designate within 15 days to form a new cabinet.
On Dec 1, the Iraqi parliament approved the resignations of Abdul Mahdi and his government, and sent a letter about the resignation to President Salih on Dec 4, then Salih will have to task a prime minister-designate within a period of 15 days.
The prime minister-designate has 30 days to form a cabinet and present it to parliament for approval. Parliament must approve each minister in separate absolute majority votes.
The current political row came, as mass demonstrations continued in the capital, Baghdad and other cities in central and southern Iraq, since early Oct, demanding comprehensive reform, fight against corruption, better public services and more job opportunities.– NNN-NINA
