BAGHDAD, Apr 9 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Kurdish and some Sunni political blocs, on Wednesday, pushed to support the nomination of intelligence chief, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, to replace the current Prime Minister-designate, Adnan al-Zurfi, to form a new government.
The Iraqi Forces Coalition, a major Sunni political bloc, headed by Parliament Speaker, Mohammed al-Halbousi, announced in a statement its support to nominate al-Kadhimi to be the prime minister-designate.
Also yesterday, Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of the government of Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, said, his government supports the nomination of al-Kadhimi to form a new government.
On Mar 17, Iraqi President, Barham Salih, named al-Zurfi as the prime minister-designate, to form an interim government after the Shiite political blocs failed to nominate a candidate for the post, due to deep differences.
The latest push to nominate a new prime minister-designate by the major political blocs, decreased al-Zurfi’s chances to pass his cabinet lineup in parliament.
