In an interview with the Al-Maaloumah news agency, Al-Dhari stated: "Sunni blocs have demanded that their Kurdish counterparts reinstate the original electoral equation, which allocated the presidency, currently held by the Kurds, to the Sunnis." He further explained that statements by some Sunni leaders expressing their willingness to cede the Speakership of the Council of Representatives to the Kurds in exchange for the presidency has created a new crisis between the two groups.Al-Dhari added: "Sunni blocs have consulted with other political parties in Iraq regarding this issue and are awaiting a response or the emergence of a new political crisis."