On 13 September, Shafaq News cited an informed source saying government mediation by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi calmed a dispute between Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law Coalition and the Sadiqoun bloc, led by AAH secretary-general Qais al-Khazali, over electoral entitlements and deputy-prime-minister posts. The report said a Coordination Framework meeting on the evening of 7 September had featured exchanges and mutual criticism between the two sides over the appointments.
- شفق نيوز13 Sept, 19:38
“Government mediation succeeded in calming the dispute between Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law Coalition and the Sadiqoun bloc headed Qais al-Khazali over electoral entitlements, specifically the deputy-prime-minister posts.”
نجاح الوساطة الحكومية لتهدئة الخلاف بين زعيم ائتلاف دولة القانون بزعامة نوري المالكي وكتلة الصادقون برئاسة قيس الخزعلي، بسبب خلافات مرتبطة بالاستحقاقات الانتخابية، وتحديداً نواب رئيس الوزراء
The report contrasts open competition at the Coordination Framework meeting with subsequent government-brokered de-escalation between the same parties.