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Iraq Shia alliance nominates former PM Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate

 Published: 12:19, 25 January 2026

Iraq Shia alliance nominates former PM Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate

Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is on the verge of a return to power after being nominated as the country’s next premier by an alliance of Shia political blocs that hold a majority in parliament.

The Shia Coordination Framework said on Saturday that it had picked al-Maliki, leader of the Islamic Dawa Party, as its nominee for the post based on his “political and administrative experience and his role in managing the state”.

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