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The Kurdistan Regional Government [a] (KRG) is the official executive body of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. The cabinet is selected by the majority party or list who also select the prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdish polity .
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). [2] Iraqi Kurdistan after the 1998 cease-fire.
The Kurdistan region of Iraq enjoys more stability, economic development, and political pluralism than the rest of the country. And public opinion under the Kurdistan Regional Government demands rule-of-law-based governance. But power is concentrated in the hands of the ruling parties and families, who perpetuate a nondemocratic, sultanistic ...
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.
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 ...
The 2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election was held on 20 October 2024. [1] Seats to the Kurdistan Region Parliament are being elected. [ 2 ] The results of the elections were announced on 21 October 2024, by the Independent High Electoral Commission in Baghdad.
In the same month President of Kurdistan Region, President Masud Barzani, visited Washington, D.C., and met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. [35] The Consulate General of the United States in Erbil was established in July 2011. [35] Kurdistan Region have a representative office in the United States from February 2007. [36]
Safeen Dizayee has held several prominent positions in the Kurdish political landscape. Prior to his current role as Minister and Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Dizayee served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani. He was also the spokesperson and Head of the Department of ...