IF HIS NOMINATION FALTERS, MALIKI PLEDGES TO RETURN THE PREMIERSHIP TO SUDANI.
The head of the Reconstruction and Development bloc, Bahaa al-Araji, stated that the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, pledged to return the premiership to the caretaker Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, if his nomination does not proceed.
Al-Araji said in a televised interview followed by Al-Sa’a Network, “One of the MPs asked Al-Maliki: If you do not get the premiership, what will you do? He replied: I will return it to Al-Sudani.”
Earlier, the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, headed by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, decided to review its position on conceding to Nouri al-Maliki regarding the nomination for the premiership.
The coalition stated in a statement received by Al-Sa’a Network, quoting the head of its bloc, Bahaa Al-Araji, that “supporting the nomination of Al-Maliki was aimed at ending the political stalemate,” noting that “this path is facing rejection within the national sphere and regional and international objection, which necessitates a reassessment of the tools and mechanisms that guarantee the achievement of the desired goal.
