On 19 October, former Babyloun Movement MP Duraid Jamil told Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) that a deputy premier would not pass unless Babyloun obtained the Migration Ministry, which he said it would not relinquish. He said Babyloun submitted three nominees and the prime minister selected Migration Ministry nominee Rua Amer Salem, asserted that the dispute would end within ten days, and denied that Babyloun held 14 positions. He also disputed Suwayana’s legal status as a bloc and accused the Kurdistan Democratic Party of interfering in Christian affairs and allocating special-vote ballots to Suwayana MPs and Faili Kurds.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media19 Oct, 22:43
“Suwayana is not a bloc in legal terms. Suwayana is merely a grouping, not a bloc. The Democratic Party distributed special-vote ballots among Suwayana MPs and Faili Kurds.”
صويانا ليست كتلة من الناحية القانونية صويانا مجرد "تكتل" وليس كتلة الحزب الديمقراطي وزع أصوات الاقتراع الخاص على نواب صويانا والكرد الفيليين
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media19 Oct, 22:47
“The Democratic Party interferes in Christian affairs, and we will stand against it now and in the future. Babyloun holds no position, and the claims that it holds 14 positions are incorrect. The deputy prime minister will not pass unless we obtain the Ministry of Migration. We submitted three names for the Ministry of Migration, and the prime minister chose Rua Amer Salem. The Ministry of Migratio”
الحزب الديمقراطي يتدخل بالشأن المسيحي وسنقف ضده حاليا ومستقبلا بابليون لا تمتلك أي منصب وما يثار عن امتلاكها 14 منصبا غير صحيح لن يمر نائب رئيس الوزراء ما لم نأخذ وزارة الهجرة قدمنا 3 أسماء لوزارة الهجرة ورئيس الوزراء اختار رؤى عامر سالم وزارة الهجرة ستكون لبابليون ولن نتنازل عنها والجدل سينتهي بعد 10 أيام لم يتم تحديد اسم المرشح لوزارة الهجرة حتى الان ولن تكون الوزارة لغير بابليون