Shafaq News / The Sadrist movement, led by Muqtada al-Sadr commented on Thursday, on assigning the President of the Republic, Barham Salih to the head of the Iraqi Intelligence Service, Mustafa al-Kathimi to form the new government.

"The Sadrist movement is with the national consensus, and it is with this mandate because - Al-Kathemi - receives support from all political forces, with all its components," said the leader in the movement, Hakim Al-Zamili to Shafaq News.

He explained that "the Sadrist movement will support and vote for Al-Kathemi’s government, if he presents competent and honest personalities, and we will refuse to pass any character that has some negative signs on it."

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 ".