In an appeal to the Patriotic Union, Barzani calls for an end to the political crisis and the formation of a broad-based government.
In an appeal to the Patriotic Union, Barzani calls for an end to the political crisis and the formation of a broad-based government.
2026-11-09
Shafaq News – Erbil
On Monday, Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani appealed to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), urging them to end the political crisis and form a broad-based government in the region.
In a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, Barzani stressed the need for everyone to take into account that the interest of the people of Kurdistan is greater than all other interests and goals.
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan demanded that they “sit down with the Democratic Party together to resolve the problems and put an end to the political crisis in the Kurdistan Region.”
Barzani continued: “I would very much like the other political parties in the region to participate in the steps of the political process, so that together they can form a broad-based and national government, and to meet the demands and needs of the people of Kurdistan.”
The Kurdistan Region Parliament resumed its work on Wednesday, November 4, and elected its leadership with the attendance of 52 out of 100 members. Vala Farid, the Kurdistan Democratic Party candidate, was elected Speaker of Parliament, Rami Nouri, the representative of the Christian component, was elected as her deputy, and Mona Qahwaji, the representative of the Turkmen component, was elected as the Parliament’s secretary.
The session took place amid an official boycott by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the New Generation Movement and other political forces, while the Democratic Party considered the reactivation of the legislative institution a necessary step to protect the constitutional entity of the region and end the state of paralysis.
Parliament had been in a state of deadlock since the elections held on October 20, 2024, in which the Kurdistan Democratic Party led with 39 seats, followed by the Patriotic Union with 23 seats, and the New Generation Movement with 15 seats, before disagreements over the formation of the government and the distribution of positions prevented the completion of the election of its leadership body after its first session in December of the same year.
The crisis escalated following the election of the new presidential body, as the head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, announced last Thursday his party’s decision to withdraw from the regional government and not to recognize the parliamentary session or its outcomes, considering that the measures taken were not based on a real political consensus.
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