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Iraq’s parliament granted confidence to Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi’s government after a session attended by 266 lawmakers. Parliament voted on the government program and approved 14 ministers, while several portfolios remained postponed until after Eid.
Details
• Zaydi and the ministers who won confidence took the constitutional oath after the vote.
• The ministries of Planning and Higher Education did not secure enough votes.
• The Interior portfolio faced parliamentary objections, alongside other portfolios that were not resolved during the session.
• Nine ministries remained unresolved, making the government incomplete from the moment it passed.
• The formation reflected a clear exclusion of candidates linked to armed factions, despite the political weight of their parliamentary wings.
• The government does not appear to be fully American-made, but it carries a clear U.S. imprint in its political shape and red lines.
What Next?
Zaydi enters office with a fragile partisan cabinet, missing seats, and sensitive portfolios postponed. That makes the real test of his government come after Eid, not in the confidence session. The question now: was this government given a chance to govern, or was it left to be drained later as a hidden political card?
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