Published: February 28, 2023
AuthorEditorial Staff
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— Zana Khalid, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) bloc in Iraqi Kurdistan region parliament, and Luqman Wardi, the deputy head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) bloc, announced that they have resolved most of their disagreements over election issues.
The two rival parties during a meeting, which was described as positive and productive, held in Erbil on Tuesday have agreed to activate the Electoral Commission and divide the Kurdistan region into four voting zones and rely on a biometric voter registration system for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Following hours of discussion, both parties plan to meet again on Saturday and engage with representatives of other parties to discuss the upcoming elections.
The elections were originally scheduled for October 2022, but due to disagreements over the election law, the Kurdistan parliament extended its term by year. The extension came after political parties failed to hold the sixth parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 1, 2022, as specified by Kurdistan region president Nechirvan Barzani in February 2022.
Iraqi Kurdistan remains politically and geographically divided between the KDP, led by Massoud Barzani, and the PUK party, headed by the Talabani family. As a result, the region lacks a cohesive and unified governance structure, with the Barzanis in control of Erbil and Duhok governorates, while the Talabanis hold sway over Sulaimani.
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HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— Zana Khalid, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) bloc in Iraqi Kurdistan region parliament, and Luqman Wardi, the deputy head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) bloc, announced that they have resolved most of their disagreements over election issues.
The two rival parties during a meeting, which was described as positive and productive, held in Erbil on Tuesday have agreed to activate the Electoral Commission and divide the Kurdistan region into four voting zones and rely on a biometric voter registration system for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Following hours of discussion, both parties plan to meet again on Saturday and engage with representatives of other parties to discuss the upcoming elections.
The elections were originally scheduled for October 2022, but due to disagreements over the election law, the Kurdistan parliament extended its term by year. The extension came after political parties failed to hold the sixth parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 1, 2022, as specified by Kurdistan region president Nechirvan Barzani in February 2022.
Iraqi Kurdistan remains politically and geographically divided between the KDP, led by Massoud Barzani, and the PUK party, headed by the Talabani family. As a result, the region lacks a cohesive and unified governance structure, with the Barzanis in control of Erbil and Duhok governorates, while the Talabanis hold sway over Sulaimani.
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