Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) posted four segments from its "Nisf Daira" programme between 21:06 and 21:46 on 13 August carrying Bahaa al-Araji. He said the Imar bloc would be the first to raise its hand to vote for Laith al-Khazali as deputy prime minister and that most political forces had pledged to support Sadiqoun; in a separate segment on the delay in completing the cabinet he said Imar would take a position "if the Sadiqoun bloc does not take its ministerial entitlement", and on-screen text added that there is "no real will so far to complete the cabinet". The rung is limited: this is a single channel carrying a single speaker, with no confirmation from any other bloc in the collected window, and the supplied registry does not state al-Araji's factional affiliation, so the position is his and not attributable to AAH.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official14 Aug, 00:06
“Bahaa al-Araji threatens a position by the Imar bloc "if the Sadiqoun bloc does not take its ministerial entitlement".”
بهاء الأعرجي يهدد بموقف من كتلة الإعمار "اذا لم تأخذ كتلة الصادقون استحقاقها الوزاري"
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official14 Aug, 00:46
“The Imar bloc will be the first to raise its hand voting for Laith al-Khazali as deputy prime minister… most political forces have pledged to support Sadiqoun.”
كتلة الإعمار اول من سترفع يدها بالتصويت على ليث الخزعلي نائباً لرئيس الوزراء… اغلب القوى السياسية تعهدت بدعم الصادقون
Cabinet completion and the deputy-prime-minister post are being publicly linked on an AAH-owned platform to one bloc's ministerial share, which puts a price on the government's formation in the open.