After months of deadlock, Iraq’s political factions reached a final agreement to fill nine vacant ministries and four deputy prime minister posts in Ali Zaidi’s cabinet. A decision was also made to send the candidates’ names to parliament for a confidence vote this week.
Following months of political impasse, the Iraqi government has moved closer to resolving the issue of the nine vacant ministries in its cabinet, while the factions reached a final agreement on filling those posts and appointing four deputy prime ministers.
According to information, under the distribution of posts, the State of Law will take the two ministries of (Interior and Higher Education), while the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq Movement will receive the posts of (deputy prime minister and minister of labor). The Ministry of Reconstruction will go to the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Ministry of Culture has been allocated to the Azm Alliance, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports to the Hikma Movement. At the same time, (Nayif al-Shammari) has been nominated for the post of defense minister.
The factions’ agreement comes as Baghdad and Washington have reached an understanding on controlling the groups’ weapons until the summer of (2027). The final list of candidates is also expected to be sent to the Council of Representatives this week for a confidence vote, allowing Ali Zaidi’s government to be fully formed.
