Conflict over the sovereign portfolios in the Iraqi government

Mohamed shath

The Iraqi government is still struggling with the current conflict over the sovereign portfolios, included the Defense and Interior ministries.

This conflict going on despite the Iraqi parliament’s vote on Wednesday (October 24th) approving 14 ministers named by Prime Minister Adel al-Mahdi.

The ministerial reshuffle, which was voted by the parliament, included: Thamir al-Ghadhban, minister of oil, Fuad Hussein as Minister of Finance, Naim al-Rubaie, Minister of Communications, Pinkin Rikani, Minister of Construction, Mohammad Ali Al-Hakim as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saleh Hussein as Minister of Agriculture, Ahmad Riyad as Youth Minister, and Alaa Abdul-Saheb as Minister of Health, and Saleh al-Jubouri as minister of industry.

The list also included Louay Al Khatib, Minister of Electricity, Abdullah Al Laibi as Minister of Transport, Mohammad Hashim as Trade Minister, Basem Al Rubaie as Minister of Labor, and Jamal Al Adli as Minister of Water Resources.

The Iraqi parliament is due to vote on the rest of the ministerial reshuffle later as soon as the conflict over the sovereign portfolios is resolved.

Sunni-Sunni conflict

The conflict in Iraq is always between Sunnis and Shiites; however, the conflict over the Ministry of Defense has taken another turn. Observers have revealed that the competition for this ministerial portfolio peaked between the Reform’s Sunni and the Construction’s Sunni.

Abdul Mahdi announce the formation of his government with 14 ministers voted by parliament, without announcing the other six ministries have not been agreed upon, especially the Ministries of Defense and Interior.

Abdul Mahdi is still facing many challenges and obstacles because of the Iraqi political forces’ struggle over the sovereign portfolios between the Sunni and Shiite blocs on the one hand and the Sunni-Sunni bloc on the other and the Shiite-Shiite side on the other.

Observers believe that the Iraqi Prime Minister faced pressure will extend to the pressure of the Iraqi Shiite parties to keep the internal and oil portfolios, because the first bag is linked to many sensitive files, and the second link to the country’s financial income .

The Iraqi analyst Abduljabbar al-Jubouri told the “Reference”, that the conflict on the Ministries of Defense and Interior will continue and will not resolve easily, saying: “The continuation of these conflicts, which seek for sectarianism, will be the reason for forming the government of Abdul-Mahdi, after more than 3 months, among the escalation of the conflict.