Iraqi Parliament confirms 14 ministers in new cabinet
The Iraqi Parliament has given a vote of confidence for a majority of the cabinet members proposed by Adil Abdulmehdi, who had been tasked with forming the new government earlier this month.
The Iraqi Parliament convened to vote on the new cabinet expected to resolve the government crisis since May and confirmed 14 ministers on the list. 220 out of the 329 MPs gave the government a vote of confidence.
The Interior and Defense ministries, which are of key importance, haven’t been approved yet.
The government crisis that arose after the elections held in May has partially been resolved when President Barham Salih tasked Shia politician Adil Abdulmehdi with forming the new government. The crisis will grow if Abdulmehdi fails to form aa government.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Abadi, who has been in office since 2014, held a press conference last week and announced that there will be a peaceful transition into the new government and that he is ready to hand over his authority to the new prime minister.
Iraqi President Barham Salih tasked Iraqi Shia politician Adil Abdulmehdi with forming the government on October 2, 2018. Abdulmehdi will have to form the new government before November 2.
