Peregraf
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has emphasized the need for free and fair elections in the Kurdistan Region, reaffirming its commitment to addressing ongoing political issues.
The party has also expressed support for resolving disputes between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government, particularly concerning salaries and the budget.
In a statement marking the 63rd anniversary of the September Revolution of 1961, the KDP's Political Bureau urged the strengthening of political coordination and dialogue among all parties in Kurdistan.
Looking ahead to the upcoming Kurdistan Parliament elections, the KDP stressed the importance of ensuring a transparent and clean electoral process.
Kurdistan parliamentary elections scheduled for October 20, 2024. The Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission and political parties welcomed the date and are ready to conduct the process and preparations continue.
The sixth round of Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary elections should have been held in October 2022, despite internal and external pressure, but due to disagreements between the parties on the electoral law, especially the PUK and PDK on the seats of communities, the process was not held.
After the Kurdistan Parliament extended its term, the Iraqi Federal Court declared the extension "unconstitutional" and dissolved the Parliament. This decision left the region without legislative authority, with the government transitioning to a caretaker role.
The Kurdistan Parliament consists of 100 seats and five seats are reserved for the communities. The election will be held in a four constituencies system.
The five seats are divided into three provinces, three seats in Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Duhok for the Christian community, and two seats in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah for the Turkmen community.
The seats in parliament are divided among the provinces as follows; Erbil province has 34 seats, two of which are for communities, Sulaimaniyah province has 38 seats, two of which are for communities, Duhok province has 25 seats, including one seat for communities, and Halabja province has three seats.
The election has been postponed four times so far. Initially, Nechirvan Barzani, the President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq set October 1, 2022 for the elections, but they were not held on that date. Despite three other times that the KRI President announced for the elections (18 November 2023, 25 February 2024 and 10 June 2024), the elections were not held on those three dates.
Following the first elections on 19 May 1992, no elections for the Kurdistan Parliament have been held within the legal deadline during the three decades of the Kurdistan rule by PUK and PDK.