US expects no more delays to Kurdistan election
June 27, 2024The US State Department has said it welcomes the announcement of parliamentary elections in Kurdistan on October 20, and said…Kurdistan Region to hold parliamentary elections October 20
June 26, 2024October 20 has been set as the new date for Kurdistan's long-overdue parliamentary elections, a spokesperson for the presidency has…
Kurds drifting away from democracy
June 26, 2024In an opinion piece published on Qantara.de, Birgit Svensson argues that Kurdistan is becoming increasingly autocratic, with repeated election postponements…
Iraqi commission says ‘difficult’ to hold Kurdistan elections on Sept 5
June 24, 2024Iraq's electoral commission has warned that it will be "difficult" to hold Kurdistan's parliamentary elections in September, casting doubt on…
Breaking the Ice: Erbil-Tehran Relations after Barzani’s Visit
June 19, 2024In an analysis piece published in The Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Fikra Forum, Beirut-based journalist İdris Okuducu argues…Iraq’s electoral body proposes September 5 for Kurdistan Region elections
May 29, 2024Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has proposed September 5 2024 as the new date for the Kurdistan Region's parliamentary…Kurdistan Region’s election preparations suspended by Iraq’s top court over deepening political turmoil
May 10, 2024The Iraqi High Electoral Commission has confirmed the suspension of preparations for Kurdistan's parliamentary elections amid "deepening political turmoil", The…President of Iraq’s Kurdistan region to delay parliamentary elections
May 3, 2024President Nechirvan Barzani is expected to postpone the region’s Parliamentary elections, originally set for June 10, by at least three…Iraqi Kurdistan may get stuck in an electoral impasse.
April 23, 2024Kurdistan's political stability "hangs in the balance" amid the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) decision to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections,…No elections without KDP participation: Deputy speaker
April 17, 2024The deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament Shakhawan Abdullah has said Kurdistan's regional elections cannot take place without the Kurdistan…
