ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Iraq’s ruling Shiite Coordination Framework on Tuesday emphasized the political forces’ support for ensuring the success of the new Iraqi government, stressing the need for the swift completion of forming the cabinet.

Key leaders of the Shiite bloc held their weekly meeting on Monday, with Iraq’s newly-elected Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in attendance.

“The attendees the discussed government affairs, and the Prime Minister presented an integrated vision to address the economic crisis, and a number of solutions that were supported by the Coordination Framework, especially the proposals to address the electricity crisis, and activating labor and social security laws in support of the private sector,” read a statement from the ruling bloc following the meeting.

The statement added that the Coordination Framework will present a document containing the national priorities to the government-forming State Administration Coalition.

The bloc stressed that “all political forces stand behind the government in a parliamentary, political, and media capacity for the success of its reform program, and agreed on the need to speed up the completion of the ministerial cabinet as soon as possible.”

The Iraqi parliament approved Zaidi's government program in a May 14 session, ratifying the appointment of 14 of 23 ministerial candidates.

However, lawmakers failed to complete voting on several key cabinet positions amid political disagreements and disputes on the parliamentary floor.

The ministries of defense and interior, among other portfolios, remained vacant after no candidate secured sufficient support.

Zaidi's government formation steps have had an overwhelmingly positive reception among regional and Western allies thus far. Zaidi, a businessman-turned-politician, has expressed openness to American investment and urged the restriction of non-state actors, policies supported by Washington, while also rejecting the use of Iraq as a launching pad for foreign military powers.