KDP leads in Iraqi Kurdish elections as everyone awaits final results
With a voter turnout of 72 percent, this election was the first after an Iraqi court ruling reduced the Kurdistan Region's legislature from 111 to 100 seats.
Iraq’s Kurdistan Democratic Party wins Kurdish region parliamentary elections
The Kurdistan Democratic Party, one of the two major parties in the Iraq Kurdish region, has won the parliamentary elections, the Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Monday. The preliminary results from Sunday’s polls indicate KDP’s main rival,
US encourages ‘prompt and sustained’ dialogue for Kurdistan’s parties after election
The US government encouraged political parties in the Kurdistan Region to have dialogue following the announcement of election results on Monday, stressing there is more that unites than divides them.
KDP leads in Iraqi Kurdish parliamentary election results, commission says
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has emerged as the leading party in the long-awaited Iraqi Kurdish parliamentary election, Iraq's electoral commission said at a press conference on Monday.
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region votes for new parliament
Voters in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are casting their ballots in delayed parliamentary elections amid disenchantment with political leaders and economic instability.
KDP wins big in Kurdistan parliament elections; PUK, New Generation follow
The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) emerged victorious in the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections and scored over 800,000 votes across all provinces, preliminary results from Iraq’s electoral body showed Monday.
Kurdish people in Irbil vote in long awaited Parliamentary elections
The primary competitors are the two dominant Kurdish parties: the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
Kurds hold postponed elections for Parliament
The parliamentary elections, originally set for 2022, were postponed several times amid disputes over the election law and procedures. Ministry of Interior personnel and peshmerga forces -- the regional military -- voted in special elections Friday,
Iraqi Kurds Vote in Long-Delayed Parliamentary Election
Iraqi Kurds began voting on Sunday in a long-overdue parliamentary election for their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq. The vote, which was delayed multiple times due to political disputes, aims to elect 100 lawmakers who will later select a parliament speaker,
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‘KDP's victory reflects Kurdish public's trust in party's vision’, says Sunni Sovereignty Alliance Leader
Al-Khanjar emphasized that the high voter turnout, smooth electoral process, and democratic competition between political ...
Family-controlled Party Far Ahead In Iraqi Kurdistan Vote Count
The dominant political force in Iraq's oil-rich autonomous Kurdistan region was leading by a figure of two-to-one in the preliminary vote tally for legislative elections held on the weekend, the ...
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Kurdistan Democratic Party Dominates Amid Economic Strife
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has taken the lead in the Iraqi Kurdish parliamentary elections, amassing 809,197 votes. The elections, marked by a 72% voter turnout, faced deferrals due to inter ...
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U.S., France, Britain Hail Kurdistan Elections. in Addition to UN, EU
The US “congratulates the people of the Kurdistan Region and all political parties on the successful completion” of the ...
Iraq’s Kurdish region goes to the polls with a flagging economy and political infighting top of mind
Residents of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are going to the polls in long-awaited parliamentary elections under the shadow of ongoing rivalries, economic instability, and unresolved ...
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'Last chance for real change': Kurdish voters head to polls with cautious hope in parliamentary elections
Voters across the Kurdish region of Iraq went to their local polling stations on Sunday. After casting their vote, they ...
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KDP recorded victory, it leads all other political parties in Kurdistan Region
The preliminary results have shown that Kurdistan Democratic Party won by a landslide, and is leading ahead of all other political parties in Kurdistan Region.