ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani met on Wednesday with Nouri al-Maliki, the Shiite coalition’s candidate in parliament for the next premier, to discuss efforts to expedite the election of a new president for the country.
Maliki, the head of the State of Law Coalition, was recently nominated by the Shiite parties as their candidate for the position of prime minister.
“The meeting also addressed the positions of the political blocs and the efforts exerted to reach a political agreement that would finalize the selection of the President of the Republic in the Council of Representatives and proceed with the remaining entitlements, in addition to the government’s continued efforts to meet service and development requirements and strengthen the national economy,” read a statement from Sudani’s office.