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Shafaq News/ A spokesperson to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said that certain parties endorse their endeavors to take over half the Kurdish seats in Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's cabinet.

"The Kurds have four spots in the lineup," Soran Jamal Taher told reporters on Thursday, "many opine that the PUK should be assigned to half of them."

Taher

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Spokesperson sets out KRG's priorities in the negotiations with al-Sudani's governmentSpokesperson sets out KRG's priorities in the negotiations with al-Sudani's government

Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has set out the controversial issues it will tackle in the negotiations with the incoming federal government, KRG spokesperson Gutiar Adel said in a press conference on Thursday.

"The [Kurdistan Regional] Government plans to render the unresolved issues the bulk of the dialogue," Adel said, "we

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Leading figure discloses the KDP ministers in al-Sudani's cabinet: Fuad Hussein will remain foreign ministerLeading figure discloses the KDP ministers in al-Sudani's cabinet: Fuad Hussein will remain foreign minister

Shafaq News/ Incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, will resume his current duties under Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's cabinet, a leading figure in the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) revealed on Thursday.

"The KDP's share in the incoming government is three portfolios: foreign affairs, construction, and environment," KDP member

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Sinjar agreement, ties with KRG, and anti-corruption tools: insight into al-Sudani's government programSinjar agreement, ties with KRG, and anti-corruption tools: insight into al-Sudani's government program

Shafaq News/ Effectuating Sinjar agreement and addressing security gaps between the Peshmerga and federal forces are a priority for Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's cabinet, a copy of the incoming government's program showed on Thursday.

According to the formal document obtained by Shafaq News Agency, al-Sudani's cabinet will

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An October movement to boycott the confidence vote on al-Sudani's cabinetAn October movement to boycott the confidence vote on al-Sudani's cabinet

Shafaq News/ Ishraqat Kanoun will not attend the parliamentary session called in later today, Thursday, to hold a confidence vote on Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's cabinet, the October/Teshreen movement said in an official statement.

The movement, according to the statement, reiterated its endorsement of "forming a government

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Iraq's legislative body postpones the confidence vote on al-Sudani's cabinetIraq's legislative body postpones the confidence vote on al-Sudani's cabinet

Shafaq News/ Iraq's parliament presidium postponed the confidence vote on Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's cabinet for a few hours, an official press release said on Thursday.

The press release said that the session will take place at 0600 pm instead of 0200 pm.

The rapporteur of the Iraqi parliament, Gharib Askar, attributed

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  2. Iraq’s Parliament rejects al-Sudani’s proposal to hold a session
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