Nuclear scientist Hussain al-Shahristani, a Shia, looked set to become Iraq's next oil minister in a unity government expected to be unveiled within the next 24 hours, negotiators said on Friday.
They said the appointment, even though it has been approved by all Iraqi factions, would not be final before the government is formally announced - leaving the door open for a last-minute development which could deny Shahristani the ministry.
"So far we all agreed it is going to Shahristani for the oil ministry," one senior negotiator told Reuters. Parliament is due to meet on Saturday to vote on a national unity government, whose line-up has yet to be announced.
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