INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Shafaq News/ The Shiite forces Coordination Framework will hold a crucial meeting with its allies in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
and Muthanna al-Samerrai's "al-Azm" bloc, a source revealed on Tuesday.The source told Shafaq News Agency that the meeting will take place
following the parliamentary session called on Thursday to swear in the lawmakers who will replace the members of the resigned Sadrist
bloc."The meeting will discuss the government lineup and the distribution of the ministerial portfolios," the source added."According to the
givens, the Shiite forces will have 12 ministries: Nouri Al-Maliki's State of Law bloc gets four, al-Fatah bloc gets four, and Falih
al-Fayyadh's Ataa (Giving) gets two
Each of the National State forces and al-Nahj bloc will get one," the source continued."None of the figures being promoted as prime
ministers is true," the source added, "the next Prime minister will be a heavyweight figure that has a long history in the Iraqi political
arena and musters the backing of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr."
