Shafaq News reported on 13 September that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi personally intervened to ease public sparring between State of Law Coalition head Nouri al-Maliki and Qais al-Khazali, AAH’s secretary-general. Their dispute concerned proposed deputy-prime-minister posts, which remain on the agenda of future Coordination Framework meetings.
- Shafaq News13 Sept, 20:37
“Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi eased tensions between State of Law Coalition head Nouri al-Maliki and AAH secretary-general Qais al-Khazali after a dispute over deputy-prime-minister posts; the issue will remain on the agenda of future meetings.”
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has succeeded in easing tensions between State of Law Coalition head Nouri Al-Maliki and Qais Al-Khazali, leader of the Asaib Ahl Al-Haq, after a dispute over deputy prime minister posts... the deputy PM issue will remain on the agenda of future meetings.
renewed public criticism, a Coordination Framework decision on deputy-prime-minister posts, withdrawal of a nominee, or a joint Maliki–Khazali statement; any of these moves this file.