Badr Organization member Hamed al-Moussawi, in an interview on Dijla TV
Fatah bloc reiterates backing for Maliki nomination
BAGHDAD — A senior member of the Badr Organization said the Shiite Coordination Framework and the Fatah Alliance remain committed to nominating Nouri al-Maliki for prime minister and will proceed by majority vote, rejecting what he described as external pressure.
He quoted Hadi al-Ameri as saying: “We did not receive anything official from the Americans rejecting Mr. al-Maliki before the tweet.” He added, “If we retreat from the decision to nominate Mr. al-Maliki, we will accept concessions with no end, including the dissolution of the Popular Mobilization Forces.”
Al-Moussawi said al-Ameri’s response to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump was: “We will never retreat, and Trump can hit his head against the wall.”
Hadi al-Ameri heads the Badr Organization and its political wing in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the Fatah Alliance, which is part of the Coordination Framework.
“The Coordination Framework will move forward by majority vote, and there is no such thing as consensus,” Badr Organization member Hamed al-Moussawi said in an interview on Dijla TV. “There will be many disagreements over state administration files.”
The remarks follow a statement issued by the Coordination Framework on Feb. 1, 2026, reaffirming its nomination of al-Maliki and describing the choice of prime minister as “a purely Iraqi constitutional matter” decided without external influence. The framework said it remains committed to “its candidate, Mr. Nouri al-Maliki, for the post of prime minister,” after a meeting held Jan. 31, 2026, at al-Maliki’s office.
The statement referenced comments by Trump indicating he would not cooperate with Iraq if al-Maliki returned to office, while stressing the bloc’s intent to build relations with the international community based on “mutual respect and non-interference in internal affairs.” Al-Maliki, who served as prime minister from 2006 to 2014, has defended “the right of the Iraqi people to choose whom they trust.”
Badr Organization member Hamed al-Moussawi, in an interview on Dijla TV:
The Coordination Framework will move forward by majority rule, and there is no such thing as consensus. There will be many disagreements over state administration files. The Coordination Framework is now moving toward becoming an institution with representation within all ministries, and this is one of the demands of Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, which he discussed with Hadi al-Ameri. The belief that Sayyid al-Hakim and Sheikh Qais al-Khazali are raising a banner against Nouri al-Maliki is a great injustice, as Sayyid Ammar supported Mr. al-Maliki.
Asaib Ahl al-Haq will not participate in the next government because of American dictates, not because of opposition to the government. Mr. al-Maliki met with the U.S. ambassador, who said that al-Maliki is a strong figure capable of running the state. No hint was issued by the ambassador rejecting al-Maliki, and no source has been able to prove that the six points came from the American side. Hadi al-Ameri said: “We did not receive anything official from the Americans rejecting Mr. al-Maliki before the tweet.” If we retreat from the decision to nominate Mr. al-Maliki, we will accept concessions with no end, including the dissolution of the Popular Mobilization Forces.
Hadi al-Ameri’s decision in response to Trump’s tweet was: “We will never retreat, and Trump can hit his head against the wall.”