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Kurdistan regional elections mark a step forward for Iraq’s stability
This is an important step for the region, and to understand why, it is important to know the region’s history.The Kurdistan region is in northern Iraq, and it consists of four governorates: Erbil, Duhok,
Polls in Iraqi Kurdistan open for regional election
Iraqi Kurds began voting in a parliamentary election in their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq on Sunday, following repeated delays. The vote is to elect 100 lawmakers who will then pick a parliament speaker,
Kurds hold postponed elections for Parliament
The parliamentary elections, originally set for 2022, were postponed several times amid disputes over the election law and procedures. Ministry of Interior personnel and peshmerga forces -- the regional military -- voted in special elections Friday,
Iraq’s Kurdistan Democratic Party wins Kurdish region parliamentary elections
The Kurdistan Democratic Party, one of the two major parties in the Iraq Kurdish region, has won the parliamentary elections, the Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Monday. The preliminary results from Sunday’s polls indicate KDP’s main rival,
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region votes for new parliament
More than 1,000 candidates, including 368 women, are vying to get elected to the 100-seat regional parliament.
Turkey re-opens talks with Kurdish PKK as war in Middle East escalates
Ankara, worried about the consequences of the US-Israeli escalation of the war against Iran and across the Middle East, has ...
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Four parties allege fraud, vote tampering in Kurdistan’s elections
Four political parties that participated in the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections said on Tuesday that there were ...
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KDP wins Kurdistan election amid higher voter turnout
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is second, followed by the New Generation Movement. Voter turnout is up, 72 per cent against ...
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Germany's new Consul General pledges enhanced relations with Kurdistan Region during meeting with PM Masrour Barzani
Both sides agreed on the importance and necessity of initiating procedures to form the new government cabinet as soon as ...
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KDP, PUK to secure 62 seats in Kurdistan parliament: Projection
EBRIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region’s ruling parties will secure over 60 seats in the upcoming regional parliament ...
Family-controlled Party Far Ahead In Iraqi Kurdistan Vote Count
The dominant political force in Iraq's oil-rich autonomous Kurdistan region was leading by a figure of two-to-one in the preliminary vote tally for legislative elections held on the weekend, the ...
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Meet Kurdistan's 123-year-old living across three centuries
Mam Osman shares that he has spent his entire life in the village, maintaining a diet of natural and local products. Until ...
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Kurdistan Democratic Party Dominates Amid Economic Strife
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has taken the lead in the Iraqi Kurdish parliamentary elections, amassing 809,197 votes. The elections, marked by a 72% voter turnout, faced deferrals due to inter ...
Iraq’s Kurdish region goes to the polls with a flagging economy and political infighting top of mind
Residents of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are going to the polls in long-awaited parliamentary elections under the shadow of ongoing rivalries, economic instability, and unresolved ...
KDP leads in Iraqi Kurdish parliamentary election results, commission says
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has emerged as the leading party in the long-awaited Iraqi Kurdish parliamentary election, Iraq's electoral commission said at a press conference on Monday.
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Netherlands joins global powers to laud Kurdistan's successful elections
In a statement released on their official X platform account, the Dutch consulate noted, "The high voter turnout is a ...