2020-04-18 11:31:31

Shafaq News / Al-Fateh Parliamentary Bloc announced on Saturday, that the names of the cabinet of the government of designate Mustafa Al-Kathimi will be audited in two entities before being sent to the parliament.

The bloc's deputy, Mukhtar Al-Moussawi confirmed to Shafaq News, "The continuation of political negotiations towards forming the next government," explaining that "the largest bloc in the parliament gave all freedom to the prime minister-designate to choose the cabinet, according to a mechanism that he deems appropriate to form the next government."

"When Al-Kathemi finishes the cabinet, he will send it to the Integrity, Accountability and Justice Commission for the purpose of auditing before sending it to the parliament," he added.

Leaks revealed that the main political blocs in Iraq reached a final agreement with Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kathemi to form the next transitional government.

According to the leaks that reached Shafaq News, the government of Mustafa Al-Kathemi consists of 22 ministries, and the candidates for these ministries are politicians and independents.

The leaks indicate that the Sunni component will get 6 ministries (including higher education instead of education) with the following distribution: the Alliance of Forces led by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi will get four ministries, the National Council headed by Iyad Allawi will get a ministry, and the Arab project led by Khamis al-Khanjar will get a ministry.

While the Kurds and minorities, they will receive five ministries, namely: two of them for Kurdistan Democratic Party, which is the Ministry of Finance and Electricity, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan will get a ministry, and Christians will have a ministry, and the Turkmen will have a ministry as well.