Currently, his office is part of the Presidency Council of Iraq.

However, the Presidency Council vetoed this law, saying it violated the constitutions provisions on the powers of the governorates.

The Presidency Council then shall name a Prime Minister unanimously.

According to this, The Presidency Council must agree on a candidate for the post within two weeks.

The administrative structure consists of a Bureau, also known as the Presidency Council, and four commissions:

He was designated as Prime Minister on 7 April 2005, following the election of a Presidency Council the day before.

Instead they established an 8-man Presidency Council consisting of 4 members of each party.

As a unit, the Presidency Council is meant to symbolize the unity of the nation.

The Presidency Council initially referred the law back, saying it did not comply with the constitutional rights of governorates.

The second draft was ratified by the Presidency Council on 7 October 2008, who stated that a minority clause may be added later.