Whoever is nominated from the two Kurdish parties still needs approval from the Shia and Sunni blocs in the parliament.
Al-Maliki remains potent force despite longstanding claims he fuelled sectarianism and failed to stop ISIL expansion.
The Coordination Framework said that selecting a PM is an internal constitutional matter.
Al-Maliki has been nominated by the largest Shia bloc in parliament as its candidate for PM.
After seismic changes in the region, Iraq’s dominant Shia political bloc has nominated the former prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, as its candidate. Al Jazeera’s Virginia Pietromarchi explains what ...
Nouri al-Maliki’s third term as prime minister is likely to escalate sectarian politics in the country.
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US State Secretary Rubio speaks to Iraqi PM amid tensions with Iran
Marco Rubio’s call with PM Shia al-Sudani comes as Iraq is expected to see a new government amid US-Iran tensions.
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Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah warns of ‘total war’ if Iran is attacked
Abu Hussein al‑Hamidawi, leader of Iraqi armed group, says war against Iran will not be a ‘walk in the park’.
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Who are the Kurds?
The Kurds are widely believed to be the largest stateless ethnic group in the world.
French lawyers for suspected ISIL members transferred from Syria say men suffering inhumane treatment in Iraqi jails.
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