A member of the Democratic Party: Holding new elections in the region is the most likely option to resolve the Kurdistan issue.
On Monday, Mahdi Abdul Karim, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, explained the reasons behind the delay in forming the regional government, despite the fact that about a year and a half has passed since the parliamentary elections were held in the region.
Abdul Karim told Al-Maalomah that “the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan linked the formation of the regional government to the formation of the federal government in Baghdad and the resolution of the presidency,” which “contributed to complicating the political scene within Kurdistan and pushing it towards a near-deadlock.”
He added that “political dialogues between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union have been stalled for months, and there are currently no new negotiating tracks or indications of any intention to reach political understandings between the Kurdish parties.”
Abdul Karim pointed out that “the only option currently on the table to get out of the crisis is to hold new elections, which seems to be the most likely to be implemented in the next phase after the negotiations reached a dead end.”
The Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections were held on October 20, 2024, after being postponed four times due to political disputes. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won more than 40 seats, followed by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) with more than 20 seats, and the New Generation Movement with approximately 17 seats. However, disagreements over the distribution of positions and entitlements have prevented the formation of a government to date.
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