A member of the Gorran delegation, Dana Abdulkarim, told KDP-affiliated media that the two parties had engaged in frank discussions regarding potential mechanisms for forming the new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cabinet.
“Gorran believes that reforms should first focus on smaller [state institutions] before addressing the larger ones, but the KDP believes otherwise,” Abdulkarim said.
The meeting was designed to build confidence and create a strong foundation for the formation of a cabinet that would serve the people, he added.
A member of the KDP negotiating delegation, Hohsyar Zebari, said that his party would not commit to any timetable for electing the speaker of the Kurdistan parliament or their deputies.
“If parliament meets this month, it would be a successful achievement,” he said.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party, which has a popularity of seats in the new parliament, has been conducting government formation talks primarily with Gorran and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, but there has been no breakthrough so far, with the parties divided on issues such as Kirkuk and the Region's presidency.
114 days have passed over the Kurdistan parliamentary election. Previous meetings between the three parties failed to yield an agreement.
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