According to Kurdpress, Salahuddin Muhammad Bahauddin, Secretary General of the Islamic Union of Kurdistan, announced at the meeting of the leadership council of this party: "The ruling parties not only failed to activate the Kurdistan Parliament and form a government at the right time, but they also transferred their differences and problems to Baghdad and Kirkuk, and this has strained the relations between them even more." "Especially in the issue of electing the president of Iraq."

He said: "The Islamic Union of Kurdistan and its leadership made a serious effort from the beginning for the Kurdish factions in the Iraqi parliament to agree on a road map, but the requests and initiatives of this party were not answered until the differences reached the current situation."