Sharjah 24 – AFP: Iraq's major political forces have postponed a confidence vote in the new government planned for Saturday, amid persistent haggling over the allocation of cabinet posts, lawmakers said.
Prime minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani was tapped to form a new government on October 13, raising hopes of an end to a year of deadlock since Iraq's last election, but the nominee has been locked in talks with potential partners over who gets which ministry.
"The session has been postponed," said Kurdistan Democratic Party lawmaker Sherwan Dubardany.
"Mr Sudani has not managed to reach agreement with the political blocs on cabinet appointments. We hope that in the coming days the blocs will come to understandings that allow a new date to be set."
The Coalition for the Administration of the State had said just Tuesday that they intended to hold the confidence vote this week.
"There will be no session on Saturday," said Thabet al-Abbasi, a lawmaker from Sunni Arab bloc Al-Siyada, adding that he hoped a new cabinet line-up would be thrashed out soon.
Under the constitution, Sudani has 30 days from his nomination to win a confidence vote in parliament.
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