An informed source revealed on Saturday that the Kurdistan Democratic Party, decided that the leader in the party Rose Nuri Shaways to take over as deputy prime minister instead of the post of finance minister in the new Federal Government.
The source told the National Iraqi News Agency / Nina / that the former Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, a leader of the KDP will take the finance portfolio in the government of Haider al-Abadi.
The Prime Minister Haidar al-Abbadi, during the announcement of the names of the ministers in his government in the parliament has announced that Hoshyar Zebari, will take over as deputy prime minister while Shaways as finance minister.