A "rare" meeting of the State Administration Coalition with the participation of Maliki, Sudani and Bafel Talabani
The State Administration Coalition held an expanded meeting today, Sunday (February 8, 2026), in which the head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, the Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, and the head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, participated, to discuss the latest political developments in the country and the course of understandings between the forces participating in the coalition.
According to a Baghdad Today correspondent, the meeting witnessed extensive discussions on outstanding issues between political forces, and mechanisms to enhance coordination between the caretaker government and the coalition forces, in order to ensure the stability of executive and legislative work, and to proceed with issues of priority to the citizen.
According to our correspondent, the attendees stressed the importance of maintaining the unity of the State Administration Coalition’s position and addressing any problems through internal dialogue, as well as emphasizing the need to support steps in economic and service-related matters and to fortify the internal political situation against regional and international challenges.
The coalition has not held a meeting at this level for several months, making this meeting a rare one in terms of timing and the nature of the attendees, amid frequent talk of differences in visions among its members regarding a number of political and economic issues. link
