Shafaq News / Al-Fateh parliamentary bloc headed by Hadi al-Amiri revealed on Thursday that Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kathemi will focus on approving the general budget and holding elections in his government.

"Al-Kathemi won unanimous support from the Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish forces unlike his predecessor, Adnan Al-Zorfi, who faced great opposition," MP of Al-Fateh bloc , Fadhil al-Fatlawi told Shafaq News.

He added that "Al-Kathemi's government will be temporary and will focus on three main issues: approving the general budget, reviving the Iraqi economy, and holding early elections."

The President of the Republic Barham Salih assigned on Thursday, Mustafa Al-Kathemi to form the Iraqi government, shortly after Adnan Al-Zorfi failed in this task.

Al-Zorfi considered his apology for continuing to commission due to "preserving the unity and supreme interests of Iraq."

Al-Zorfi’s failure to form the government came after Shi’ite and Sunni forces agreed, as well as Kurdistan region, to nominate the head of the intelligence service, Mustafa al-Kathemi, to form the next government.

On Wednesday, Kurdistan Region and the Alliance of Iraqi Forces led by Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi and the National Alliance led by Iyad Allawi announced Al-Kathimi's succession to the resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi.

Al-Kathemi said in his first statement after the commissioning, “With my assignment to the task of heading the Iraqi government, I pledge before my honorable people, to work to form a government that puts the aspirations and demands of the Iraqis at the top of its priorities, and safeguards the sovereignty of the country and preserves rights, works to solve crises, and pushes the economy forward ".