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Cross-sectarian bloc emerges in Iraq / Hassan Ali Ahmed
As none of the political coalitions are able to hold a legal session for selecting the president that requires two-thirds of the members, the Iraqi political scene is facing a deadlock.
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Iraqi court rules in favor of Barham Salih, rejects complaint against him
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of the country’s president, rejecting a complaint against his nomination for a second term.
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Mullah Bakhtiar says 200 years of Kurdish armed struggle were wrong
Member of the Supreme Political Council and the interests of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan stated that the Kurdish armed struggle for the past 200 years have been wrong, noting that all the uprisings of the 18th and 19th centuries had failed and that no nation had been failed as much as the Kurds.
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PUK says it will not allow KDP to take over the presidency of Iraq
The deputy chairman of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) faction in the Iraqi parliament stressed that the party would not allow the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to take over the presidency of Iraq.
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Senior PUK member denies any deal with the KDP over Iraqi presidency
A senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) stressed that no agreement has been made between his party and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and if an agreement is made, it will be in the interest of Barham Saleh, the current Iraqi president and PUK candidate for the post.
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Former Kurdish MP says Barham Saleh will be Iraqi president again
A former Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament predicted that current Iraqi President Barham Saleh could become president again, pointing out that a number of recent factors, especially the nomination of a new candidate by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) for the Iraqi presidency, are in favor of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) to which Saleh is a senior member.
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Top Iraqi court decision a political move: former deputy speaker
The former Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Bashir Haddad, said on Friday, February 18, the decision from the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court on the Kurdistan Region’s law on oil and gas sales was political.
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Bafel Talabani, Russian envoy discuss formation of a new Iraqi government
The co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said during a meeting with the Russian ambassador to Iraq that the party wanted to reach an agreement with other sides over forming a government that would serve people in Iraq.
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Iraqi court says Barham Salih can continue in his position until new president is selected
Iraq’s federal court said on Sunday President Barham Salih will continue to carry out his duties until the selection of a new president.
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Iraq’s KDP isn’t after the presidency. It wants Kirkuk instead / Suadad al-Salhy
Kurdish leaders tell MEE that the row being played out with the PUK over who will become president is a pressure tactic to win the governorship of Kirkuk's oil-rich province
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Bafel Talabani meets Nouri al-Maliki and Hadi al- Ameri in Baghdad
The issue of forming a new government in Iraq was discussed in a trilateral meeting between the co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the leaders of the State of Law Coalition and Fatah Coalition in Baghdad.
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Bafel Talabani visits Baghdad to discuss Iraqi Presidency
The co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bafel Talabani, arrived on Monday evening in Baghdad to discuss the issue of the Iraqi presidency with the Shiite and Sunni political parties.
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Masoud Barzani, Bafel Talabani disagree to agree on a united presidential nominee
The Saturday meeting between Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and Bafel Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), failed to make any agreement between the two sides over nominating a candidate to the Iraqi parliament to be selected as the next Iraqi president.
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KDP and PUK say parliamentary elections should be held on time
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Wednesday agreed that the Kurdistan parliamentary election should be held on time, according to a joint statement.
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PUK senior member says Barham Salih is the party's candidate for Iraq presidency
Mahmoud Khoshnaw, a senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), praised his party's performance and its member as the President of Iraq and stressed that the party's definitive candidate for the post is Barham Salih, a leading PUK member and the current Iraqi president.
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How a Flood Revealed the Rot Within Iraqi Kurdistan / Farhang Faraydoon Namdar
Recent incidents such as flooding and mass immigration exemplify that corruption, division, and mismanagement are a security challenge, and not only a governance one.
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Qubad Talabani, Ammar al-Hakim emphasize on the need to speed up government formation talks
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region and the leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement stressed in a Sunday meeting on the need to speed up talks for forming the new Iraqi government.
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KDP Peshmerga denies accusations over helping ISIS in Makhmour
The forces of the Peshmerga 80 brigade affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have denied allegations by a "volunteer anti-ISIS commander from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the Makhmur area" that the KDP forces had assisted the ISIS and preventing him from participating in the fight against ISIS in the area.
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Senior member says PUK wants Barham Salih to be re-elected president
A senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) stressed that the wants current Iraqi President and a senior PUK member, Barham Salih, to remain in his post as the president of Iraq.
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PKK plays negative role in student protests, official says
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Coordinator for International Advocacy Dindar Zebari said on Monday, November 29, the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) has played a negative role in the student protests in Sulaimani.
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Kurdish parties are responsible for ISIS'S attack on Peshmerga: politicians
Two Kurdish political figures have blamed parties in the Kurdistan Region for ISIS's Saturday terrorist attack on Peshmerga forces in the region between Diyala and Sulaimani provinces.
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PUK wins two more seats after IHEC rejects results of some polling stations
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has won two more seats in October 10 parliamentary election after the electoral commission rejected votes from some polling stations due to duplicated fingerprints.
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Changes will continue in PUK, member says
A member of the political bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced that the changes in the party will continue at the order of Bafel Talabani, the PUK Leader, and the support of the party's political bureau.
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PUK delegation continues holding meetings in Baghdad
A delegation of officials from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) continued its meetings in Baghdad with other political parties, as the post-election government formation process continues in the country.
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Hadi al-Ameri warns to boycott the political process in Iraq
The head of al-Fatah alliance, Hadi al-Ameri, warned that his bloc might "boycott the political process" if the appeals to the election results remain unrecognized.
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Iranian diplomat meets PUK leader Bafel Talabani
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari met on Tuesday with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party leader Bafel Talabani in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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PUK to meet other Kurdistan Region parties over government formation
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) will meet with representatives of all political parties in the Kurdistan Region to discuss the government formation process, Member of the PUK Politburo Miran Muhammed said on Monday, November 8.
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KDP delegation meets Iraqi President Nathan Salih
Iraqi President Barham Salih met with a delegation of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials on Sunday, November 7, to discuss the government formation process.
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Mala Bakhtiar says he was poisoned by comrades, worse is coming
Member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) High Political Council Mala Bakhtiar alleged on Monday (November 1) that he has been poisoned by "comrades,” but did not give many details beyond implying that the purported attempt on his life was part of the power struggle within the PUK.
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Iraq's elections weaken PKK in Sinjar / Mahmut Bozarslan
Iraq's October elections may have strengthened the Iraqi Kurdistan administration's hands in the Yazidi enclave of Sinjar.