The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announces Kurdish agreement on a presidential candidate.
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announces Kurdish agreement on a presidential candidate.
2026-02-15 04:43
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Sunday, Ahlam Ramadan, a member of parliament from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan bloc, revealed that the two Kurdish parties had agreed to nominate Nizar Amidi for the position of President of the Republic.
Ramadan told Shafaq News Agency that “the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party have agreed to choose Nizar Amidi as the Kurdish candidate for the position of President of the Republic.”
She added that “the matter now rests with the Shiite House to decide on a candidate for prime minister.”
She indicated that “Parliament will hold its next session next Tuesday, but the session to elect the President of the Republic has not yet been scheduled.”
The Iraqi constitution stipulates that the president must be elected within a period not exceeding 30 days from the date of the first session of the House of Representatives .
Taking into account this period from the first session held on December 29, 2025, the constitutional time limit ended on the night of January 28, 2026.
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