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The semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq has set a new date to hold parliamentary elections on Oct. 20, following a repeated delay, the regional presidency said in a statement on ...
This article lists political parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament, their ideologies, votes in the latest election, number of MPs, and leaders. A second part shows parties not represented in the parliament. The list is updated based on the 2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election.
Rebar Ahmed Khalid Barzani (born 1 July 1968) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician, interior minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, and a candidate for president of Iraq in 2022 after 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election. [1] [2] and on 13 October 2022, he withdrew his candidacy for the position. [3]
After the 1992 parliamentary election resulted in the two main parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), each holding 50 out of 100 seats, they decided to create a unity government (which was not recognized by the Ba'athist Iraq, led by Saddam Hussein). [3] Kurdistan Region after the 1998 cease-fire.
On 3 August, Muqtada al-Sadr called for snap elections. [23] On 29 August, Sadr announced via a tweet his retirement from political life. Later that day, his supporters stormed the presidential palace and armed clashes inside the Green Zone ensued, resulting in the deaths of at least 15 protesters. [24] The Iraqi Army announced a nationwide curfew.
In September, the 2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum was held regarding Kurdish independence from Iraq. 92% of Iraqi Kurds participating in the referendum voted in favor of independence. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The referendum was regarded as illegal by the federal government in Baghdad , and on 6 November, Iraq's Supreme Federal Court ruled that ...
This regional election led to the formation of the first Kurdistan National Assembly (later Kurdistan Region Parliament) and the establishment of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The people of the Kurdistan Region decided to remain part of Iraq, and to adopt and abide by all national laws except for those that violated human and universal rights.
The President, Prime Minister and Ministers of the region are elected by simple majority, in contrast to the Iraqi Council of Representatives which requires two thirds support. [ 14 ] The northern Kurdistan Region emerged in 1992 with its own local government and parliament officially recognised in 2005 following the adoption of the new ...