Kurdistan Democratic Party: The party came in first place in the Iraqi elections.
Ali Hussein, an official in the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s organizational office in Sulaymaniyah, Halabja, and Raparin, confirmed on Wednesday that the Kurdistan Democratic Party topped the results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections and obtained first place in the number of votes.
Hussein said during a press conference attended by Shafaq News Agency that “the Kurdistan Democratic Party is the first party in Iraq and has obtained the first rank in the number of votes,” explaining that “the party’s votes in Sulaymaniyah Governorate increased by about 20,000 votes compared to the previous elections.”
He added that “the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan did not move towards forming the government because it was convinced that it would get more votes in the Iraqi parliamentary elections,” noting that “the differences between the two parties date back to 1964, and we gained nothing from that civil war but mutual harm.”
Hussein also pointed out that “joint work between the representatives of the Kurdistan Region in Baghdad and the region serves the interest of everyone,” stressing that “the people of Sulaymaniyah do not hate the Kurdistan Democratic Party, but rather expect a lot from it, and I believe that the door to cooperation and openness in this region is now close.”
He concluded by saying: “As a Kurdistan Democratic Party, we want to work with all parties in Baghdad, but some parties do not want to do that. Nevertheless, we will remain committed to the principle of partnership and joint action to serve the Kurdistan Region and Iraq in general.”
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, announced on Tuesday evening that the Democratic Party had surpassed the one million vote mark as a preliminary result in the general election, while the President of the Region, Nechirvan Barzani, congratulated them on this victory.
The cities of the Kurdistan Region participated in the general voting process that took place in the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary elections, amid a relatively high participation rate by the citizens of the region’s cities.
Shafaq.com