Iraqi Government Formation 2026

Nouri al-Maliki, former Iraqi prime minister and head of the State of Law coalition. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Al-Maliki Sets Condition: Will Step Aside Only if Shiite Bloc Votes No

Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, R, current federal Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Baghdad, Feb. 12. 2025. (PM's office)

Iraq

Maliki, Sudani Discuss Presidential Election, Constitutional Process Amid Escalating PMF Tensions

Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Maliki Calls for ‘One Army’ Under State Control, Stirring Debate Over Popular Mobilization Forces

Kurdistan

KDP, PUK to Hold High-Level Talks in Pirmam on Iraqi Presidency

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzanito, speaking to reporters immediately after leaving the e-Psûle launch ceremony, Erbil, Feb. 10, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan PM Barzani Says No New Developments in KRG Talks, Reiterates Call for Swift Government Formation

Hareem Kamal Agha, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK) faction at the Iraqi parliament, speaking to Kurdistan24, Feb. 9, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

Iraq

KDP, PUK Delegations to Meet on Federal and Regional Cabinets Formation

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Kurdistan PM Barzani: KDP Has the Right to Nominate Iraq’s President, U.S. Forces Still Needed to Defeat ISIS

Former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, and State of Law coalition leader. (Photo: Party Media)

Iraq

State of Law Coalition Reaffirms Maliki as Sole Prime Ministerial Candidate

Al-Salam Presidential Palace in Baghdad. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraq’s Presidential Election Delayed Amid Internal Shia Disputes and U.S. Influence

A meeting of Iraq’s Shiite-led Coordination Framework (SCF). (Photo: SCF Media)

Iraq

Shiite Coordination Framework to Hold Decisive Meeting on Maliki’s Premiership Bid

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki leaves after casting his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad on Nov. 11, 2025 during Iraq's parliamentary elections. (AFP)

Iraq

Maliki Says Stepping Aside Under Foreign Pressure Would Undermine Iraqi Sovereignty

Michael Rigas, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Management and Resources, speaking to Kurdistan24, Washington DC., Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

U.S. Urges New Iraqi Government to Disarm Armed Groups, Embrace Stability

President Masoud Barzani, C-L, Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, C-R, Pirmam, Erbil, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

President Barzani, Iraqi PM Sudani Hold Talks on Government Formation and Regional Developments

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, Irfan Siddiq, the British envoy to Iraq, Erbil, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: KRG)

Iraq

Kurdistan Region PM Receives British Envoy to Iraq in Erbil

President Masoud Barzani, R, Muthanna al-Samarrai, head of the Azm Alliance, Pirmam, Erbil, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)

Iraq

President Masoud Barzani Receives Azm Alliance Leader in Pirmam

Abbas al-Amiri, the Secretary-General of the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF). (Photo: SCF)

Iraq

Coordination Framework Delegation Heads to Erbil for Talks on Iraq’s Presidency