(11. August) The broadcaster said the Federal Supreme Court ruled that al-Maliki‘s State of Law Coalition was the largest parliamentary bloc – meaning that President Fouad Massoum will be obliged to task al-Maliki with forming a new government.

The report came hours after a midnight speech by al-Maliki, a Shiite, in which he said he would take Massoum to court for violating the constitution by failing to nominate him.