FILES: Iraqi PM Al-Sudani attends a meeting of the Coordination Framework at the office of former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad on May 5, 2025.
Coordination Framework to meet amid war fallout and stalled government formation
BAGHDAD — The Shiite Coordination Framework will meet Tuesday at the home of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to discuss the repercussions of the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, as well as the stalled formation of a new government, a source told 964media.
The source said the meeting will address resolving the positions of president and prime minister, after constitutional deadlines have passed and the country has entered what the source described as a stage of political deadlock.
Under Article 72 of the constitution, parliament must elect a president within 30 days of its first session — a deadline that has long passed. The KDP and PUK have yet to agree on a presidential candidate, with the PUK backing Nizar Amedi and the KDP backing Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.
The Framework nominated former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as its prime ministerial candidate, a move that has fueled internal divisions, drawn Sunni opposition and prompted U.S. criticism. President Trump said Washington would not continue support for Iraq if Maliki returned to office. Maliki, who served as prime minister from 2006 to 2014 and stepped down after the fall of Mosul, has declined for weeks to attend Framework meetings or engage with scenarios involving his withdrawal, saying in a Feb. 3 interview that the alliance could withdraw his nomination itself if it wished to reverse course.
The Coordination Framework is a coalition of Shiite political parties that formed after the October 2021 elections.