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,
UN Secretary-General commends Iraqi Kurdistan’s parliamentary elections
The UN Secretary-General congratulated the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and its citizens on the peaceful and orderly parliamentary elections.
Kurds hold postponed elections for Parliament
The primary competitors are the two dominant Kurdish parties: the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The two have historically controlled different parts of the region, with the KDP overseeing the regional capital, Irbil, and Dohuk, and the PUK governing Sulaymaniyah.
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region votes for new parliament
Voters in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are casting their ballots in delayed parliamentary elections amid disenchantment with political leaders and economic instability. The elections on Sunday are for 100 members of parliament,
Kurdish people in Irbil vote in long awaited Parliamentary elections
The primary competitors are the two dominant Kurdish parties: the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
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