On 7 September, Sadiqoun MP Salem al-Absawi told Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) that some prime-ministerial powers should be distributed, government representation should reflect electoral weight, an internal Coordination Framework agreement covered deputy-premier posts and ministries would face redistribution demands if those posts were rejected. Reconstruction and Development Coalition member Mohammad al-Mutalibi backed partners’ entitlements, ministry and post redistribution, and Sadiqoun’s share. State of Law coalition member Salah Boushi said the posts had not reached the Framework agenda, described them as a political decision without a legal defect, offered to surrender ministries for the public interest, sought a single cabinet package, named four Interior Ministry candidates and said Qasim Atta would be replaced if he failed to pass the cabinet-completion session.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official07 Sept, 21:51
“We need to distribute part of the prime minister’s powers; government representation should equal electoral weight; there will be demands to redistribute ministries if the deputy prime ministers are not approved; there is an agreement within the Framework on the deputy-prime-minister positions.”
نحتاج لتوزيع جزء من صلاحيات رئيس الوزراء؛ التمثيل بالحكومة يجب ان يساوي الثقل الانتخابي؛ ستكون هناك مطالبات بإعادة توزيع الوزارات في حال عدم تمرير نواب رئيس الوزراء؛ هناك اتفاق داخل الإطار على مناصب نواب رئيس الوزراء
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official07 Sept, 21:51
“Deputy prime ministers were not proposed within the Framework’s agenda; creating deputy-prime-minister posts carries no legal defect; we are ready to give up ministries for the public interest; we want to complete the cabinet in a single package; we will replace Qasim Atta if he does not pass in the cabinet-completion session; we submitted four candidates for the Interior Ministry.”
نواب رئيس الوزراء لم يطرحوا ضمن جدول الإطار؛ استحداث نواب رئيس الوزراء لا يحمل عيبا قانونيا؛ مستعدون للتنازل عن الوزارات مقابل المصلحة العامة؛ نرغب باستكمال الكابينة الوزارية بسلة واحدة؛ سنستبدل قاسم عطا إذا لم يمرر في جلسة استكمال الكابينة؛ قدمنا أربعة مرشحين لوزارة الداخلية