Al-Sudani Visits Al-Maliki at His Home: Unexpected Meeting Discusses Government Future

In a surprising and unexpected meeting, State of Law Coalition leader Nouri al-Maliki received Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at his private residence in Baghdad on Tuesday (April 21, 2026). The meeting, which lasted several hours, discussed political developments and ways to accelerate the formation of the new government. Special sources revealed that al-Sudani presented a new initiative to resolve the crisis, including supporting a consensus candidate acceptable to all parties, but al-Maliki rejected the initiative and insisted on his difficult conditions. This marks the first meeting of its kind between the two men since the government crisis escalated, and is viewed as an attempt to break the political deadlock, despite not reaching tangible results at present.