16 February 2026 - 16:39

The political bureaus of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union are discussing the formation of the government

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Simultaneously with the ongoing differences between the two main parties of the region, the political offices of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union are going to discuss the issue of government formation in a joint meeting.

According to Kurdpress, last Sunday, February 15, Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, and Qabad Talabani, the Deputy Prime Minister, met each other as the heads of the ministerial delegations of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

Rodav wrote that this meeting was held with the purpose of discussing the formation of the 10th cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government, and another meeting is scheduled to be held today, Monday, in the same framework.

A source in the central committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party said that the meeting between Masrour Barzani and Qabad Talabani "was positive and there are good signs of rapprochement."

Barzani chairs the meeting of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union.

According to this information, today or tomorrow, the political office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan will hold a meeting, and Masoud Barzani will chair this meeting.

It is also said that Masoud Barzani will once again welcome Bafel Talabani in Pirmam and the two sides will hold a bilateral meeting.

On February 11, 2026, Masoud Barzani and Bafel Jalal Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, met in Pirmam and discussed the election of the Iraqi president and the formation of the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

The Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union have disagreements about how to form the 10th cabinet, and this is the reason why this cabinet has not been formed so far.

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