The political conflict in the region continues… Kurdistan remains without a government until further notice.
The political conflict in the region continues… Kurdistan remains without a government until further notice.
9-11-2026
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The Kurdistan Region continues to operate with a caretaker government, without reaching an agreement on forming a new government with full administrative powers. The two main parties in the region, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), persist in their conflict without resolving the ongoing political crisis. Each party seeks to impose its will and vision on the other, and the situation appears to have reached a point of no return, especially since each party strives to implement what it considers its correct vision. This has led to stubbornness prevailing despite the passage of nearly two years since the parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region.
Wafa Muhammad Karim, a member of the KDP, told Al-Maalouma, “The KDP remains insistent that the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the reactivation of Parliament should be based on the mechanisms and seats each political party obtained within the region.”
He added, “The strength and number of parliamentary seats in Kurdistan will determine the new regional government and the allocation of ministerial positions. The demands of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and other parties to receive more positions than their electoral entitlement warrants are unacceptable.”
He explained that “the parliamentary elections saw the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) win the most seats and votes, with the PUK securing 23 seats and the KDP 39.” He emphasized that “the PUK’s demand to share positions equally with the KDP is completely rejected.”
For his part, PUK member Ghiath al-Surji told Al-Maalomah that “the KDP has worked during two parliamentary terms in the region to form a government in partnership with the regional quota, securing 11 quota seats in addition to its own. However, it refuses to deal with the PUK as an ally of the New Generation Movement and other parties.”
He pointed out that “the Democratic Party (KDP) allied with the quota system in the previous two terms and worked to form the government, granting the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) some service-oriented ministries, leaving these seats vacant and designated for the PUK, whether they accepted or rejected them.”
He continued, “The KDP’s formation of the regional government without the PUK’s participation or even consulting them and listening to their demands is considered correct in their view, while they rejected the existing alliance between the PUK, the New Generation Movement, and other parties. This confirms the KDP’s desire to monopolize power without relinquishing key positions in the regional government, including the presidencies of the region and the government, sovereign ministries, and other posts.” In a related context, Luqman Hassan, a member of the Kurdish Freedom Movement, explained to Al-Maalomah that “whether the Kurdish parties, especially the two ruling parties in Kurdistan, form a new regional government or not, the situation will not change, and citizens will not experience any improvement.”
He added that “during the period of the legitimate government and parliament in Kurdistan, the situation did not change much, as the same parties are still in power in Kurdistan and are working to steal the salaries and assets of employees and retirees.”
He added, “The theft by the regional government and even the opposition parties has reached the level of stealing medical, medical, and treatment aid, in addition to seizing and stealing cancer medications. Therefore, there is no hope in the ruling parties, whether they form a government or not.”
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