MP: AMERICANS HAVE BEGUN SCRUTINIZING THE NAMES OF AL-ZAYDI’S CABINET MINISTERS, AND TRUMP MAY CHANGE HIS STANCE
MP Zahraa Luqman, from the Badr Organization, expressed her concerns about the change in US President Donald Trump’s stance towards Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi, stressing that the US administration has already begun scrutinizing the names of candidates for the upcoming cabinet.
Luqman said during a televised interview followed by local media that Trump “could change his mind at any moment,” describing him as “a contradictory person,” and noting that her concerns relate to the way ministers were chosen after al-Zaidi was appointed.
The MP criticized the mechanism for selecting Al-Zidi’s coordinating framework, considering that he “does not have a clear electoral entitlement,” but at the same time she did not rule out his success, stressing that he is “a son of the market” and has economic experience that may help him manage some important files.
She added that there is “accurate information” indicating that the American side has actually begun reviewing the names of the proposed ministers, through a figure who presents the names to the Americans to obtain their approval, as she put it.
Luqman pointed out that Al-Zaydi might be able to bring about change in some service and economic ministries if he stays away from the policy of partisan favoritism, stressing that the Iraqi street is waiting for a government program different from previous governments.