A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE: MALIKI MAY WITHDRAW FROM THE NOMINATION FOR THE SAKE OF IRAQ.
Baghdad/Al-Masalla: On Friday, Abdul Samad Al-Zarkoushi, a member of the Coordination Framework, identified the reason that might prompt Nouri Al-Maliki, the head of the State of Law Coalition, to abandon his candidacy for the next government.
Al-Zarkoushi said, “Nouri al-Maliki is a statesman who possesses experience, competence, and a personality that no one disagrees with. Therefore, his nomination by the Coordination Framework for the next government presidency is still valid, and there are no changes to this decision.”
He added that “the Coordination Framework, as the largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament, has the legal and constitutional right to nominate whomever it deems worthy of heading the next government.”
He pointed out that “Maliki is a statesman, but if he feels that his nomination may harm Iraq’s interests and cause damage to the people, he will make a decision to step down. This decision comes in accordance with a national vision, and the vision of the framework is what will decide matters.”
Al-Zarkoushi stressed that “it is unacceptable for any country to interfere in Iraq’s affairs to determine one person or another. Iraq is an independent and sovereign country, and the Iraqi political forces are the ones who determine the direction and identity of the next prime minister and the nature of his foreign relations and internal dealings. Al-Maliki is the one who will determine his final choice, and we are confident that this choice will be patriotic in all circumstances.”
(Mnt Goat: Iraq is NOT an independent and sovereign country as long as Iranian influence by non-Iraqi citizens of Iranian decent are in the government who determine the direction of Iraq.)
The State of Law Coalition’s statements come amid continued political controversy over Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination for prime minister, following Trump’s tweet calling for al-Maliki to be removed from power in Iraq and for his past experiences not to be repeated, amid media speculation about the possibility of changing the nominee as a result of external positions and pressures.
The coordinating framework has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to its declared options, stressing that the decision regarding the position of Prime Minister will be made in accordance with internal understandings and constitutional balances between political forces.