On 5 October, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) attributed to Sadiqoun MP Ahmad al-Khazali (AAH — Sadiqoun bloc) a forecast that parliament would vote on the cabinet early the following week and an assertion that nominees lacking majority support had been replaced. Later that evening, it attributed to former Democratic Party MP Mohma Khalil the opposing forecast that the cabinet would not be settled that week or the next. The dispute concerns remaining ministerial appointments: شفق نيوز reported a postponement over nominees for Labour and Social Affairs, Youth and Sport, Planning, and Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works.
- شفق نيوز05 Oct, 16:12
“Iraq’s parliament has postponed until next week a session planned for Thursday to vote on the remaining cabinet posts, as political disagreements persist over nominees for several ministries, an informed source told Shafaq News. The disputes center on the ministries of Labor and Social Affairs, Youth and Sport, Planning, and Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works”
Iraq’s parliament has postponed until next week a session planned for Thursday to vote on the remaining cabinet posts, as political disagreements persist over nominees for several ministries, an informed source told Shafaq News. The disputes center on the ministries of Labor and Social Affairs, Youth and Sport, Planning, and Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media06 Oct, 01:35
“Sadiqoun bloc MP Ahmad al-Khazali: Parliament will vote on the cabinet at the beginning of next week.”
النائب عن كتلة الصادقون أحمد الخزعلي: البرلمان سيصوت على الكابينة بداية الأسبوع المقبل
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media06 Oct, 01:36
“Sadiqoun MP Ahmad al-Khazali: The names that did not obtain a majority were replaced.”
النائب عن الصادقون أحمد الخزعلي: الأسماء التي لم تتحصل على أغلبية استبدلت
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media06 Oct, 02:29
“Former Democratic Party MP Mohma Khalil: The cabinet will not be settled this week, nor even next week.”
النائب السابق عن الحزب الديمقراطي محما خليل: الكابينة لن تحسم الأسبوع الحالي ولا حتى القادم
The competing forecasts distinguish Sadiqoun’s assertion that unsuccessful nominees have been replaced from the former Democratic Party MP’s expectation of continued delay.