Several Iraqi Parliamentary Blocs Boycott Session Over Proposed New Ministries
At a joint press conference, the blocs categorically rejected the proposed positions, arguing that they were designed to satisfy political parties and distribute government posts along partisan lines rather than serve the public interest.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Several Iraqi parliamentary blocs on Thursday boycotted a session intended to complete Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s cabinet, protesting plans to establish new ministries and ministerial positions that they said would reinforce political quotas and waste public funds.
At a joint press conference, the blocs categorically rejected the proposed positions, arguing that they were designed to satisfy political parties and distribute government posts along partisan lines rather than serve the public interest.
The blocs described the proposals as a departure from the government’s priorities and urged political parties to act responsibly, reduce public expenditure, and safeguard state finances.
They stressed that Iraq’s public funds and resources should not be treated as assets to be divided among political factions, but as a shared national responsibility.
The boycotting blocs reaffirmed that they would not support the creation of the new positions, calling on lawmakers to take what they described as a historic stand against measures that could undermine the public interest.
They also warned that establishing additional ministries and ministerial posts would contradict the government’s stated policy of reducing expenditure and could amount to a waste of public money, with potentially serious consequences for state administration.
The Iraqi parliament had been scheduled to convene at 7 p.m. on Thursday to vote on completing al-Zaidi’s cabinet. However, disagreements among political parties over the proposed ministerial positions delayed the start of the session by two hours.