From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Shiite alliance taps wealthy entrepreneur as Iraq's youngest PM-designate Iraqi President Nizar Amedi has tasked 41-year-old businessman Ali Al-Zaidi with forming a government, making him the country's youngest prime minister-designate. The surprise choice […]
By John Lee. Ali Al-Zaidi [Al-Zaydi] has been tasked with forming a new government in Iraq, following a formal ceremony at Baghdad Palace. President Nizar Amedi made the designation, describing it as reflecting a commitment to the constitution in both letter and spirit. Speaking at the ceremony, he said: "The interests of Iraq stand above […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi parliament has elected Nizar Amidi [Amedi] (pictured) as the new President of Iraq on Saturday. Amidi, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), succeeds President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid (also PUK), who withdrew from seeking a second term on Saturday. He has previously served as Minister of the […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will parliamentary revolt end deadlock over government formation in Baghdad? Lawmakers in Baghdad are mounting a renewed campaign to break the deadlock over Iraq's long-stalled government formation. The push reflects how the over-extended […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: Security chiefs re-emerge as top contenders to lead Iraq An increasingly bitter contest for Iraq's premiership appears to be coming to a head. Amid a US veto, the candidacy of State […]
By Neville Teller for Eurasia Review. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Power-Bid In Iraq: Will Maliki Return? On January 27 US President Donald Trump declared on his Truth Social media platform that Iraq would be making a "disastrous mistake" if Nouri […]
By John Lee. Nouri Al-Maliki (pictured), head of the State of Law Coalition, has confirmed that he will not withdraw his candidacy for the post of Prime Minister, in remarks to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday. He said that any US messages are directed to the Iraqi state rather than to him personally, and rejected […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Maliki gains shock nomination, but return as Iraq's prime minister far from assured In Iraq, the Shiite Coordination Framework has nominated former premier Nouri Al-Maliki (2006-14) as its candidate for prime minister. The […]
By John Lee. Iraqi sources are reporting that Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has withdrawn his candidacy for the position of Prime Minister in the new government. Both Rudaw and Kurdistan24 quote Firas al-Maslamawi, the spokesperson for Al-Sudani's Reconstruction and Development Coalition, as saying that the incumbent prime minister will step aside in favour of Nouri al-Maliki, […]
By Nancy Ezzeddine, for The Clingendael Institute. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's elections: greater fragmentation among the usual elite suspects Iraq's 2025 parliamentary elections offered a clear look at how political authority in the country is shaped in practice. While […]
By Ronen Zeidel, for the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel-Aviv University. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The 2025 Iraqi Parliamentary Election: Results, Dynamics and Implications This report examines the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary election, revealing a […]
By Wladimir van Wilgenburg, for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Toward a New Compromise in Iraq? Recent election results have placed Nouri al-Maliki in a strong position to name the next prime minister. Click […]
