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KDP says there is no alliance between party and Sadrist Movement
A member of the Political Bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Jaafar Ibrahim Eminki , said on Thursday, September 22, relations between the KDP and the Sadrist Movement did not indicate an alliance.
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Iraq's Sadr backtracks on call for huge protest
Iraq's firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr backtracked Tuesday after earlier urging his supporters to join a massive rally as a standoff with his political rivals appeared to be getting worse.
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Iraqi rival parties can't agree on path to new elections
The political crisis resulting from the conflict between Iraq's two main Shiite groups, the Sadrists and the Coordination Framework, is becoming more complicated with fewer options for a solution.
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Muqtada Sadr asks independent MPs to form government
The leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on independent members of parliament on Wednesday to form a new coalition of at least 40 members apart from the Coordination Framework and for this bloc to contact the Saving the Homeland alliance in less than 15 days to form the new government as soon as possible.
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Fatah Alliance refutes Barzani’s proposal to ease deadlock in Baghdad
The Fatah Alliance has refused a solution to the political deadlock in Baghdad proposed by the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani.
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Kurdistan Region gas export project would divide the region and possibly lead to war, says analyst
The director of the Sharpress Media Institute in the Kurdistan Region and a prominent political analyst said about the region's gas export project that "What can be seen now is that the KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party) sees this project (gas export) as its monopoly project, although it is being pursued in the name of the KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government) and the Prime Minister himself, but the other parties have not participated. And the Iraqi central government is not involved in this project."
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Erdogan eyes Israeli and Iraqi gas and targets Kurds amid Ukraine war / Turkmen Terzi
The ongoing war in Ukraine poses great economic and security risks to Turkey, with Russian troops controlling large stretches of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast and Turkey’s investments with both Russia and Ukraine already at risk. Due to his close relationship with Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had to navigate Turkey’s foreign policy during the war with extreme caution. On the other hand, the Turkish leader is pursuing a policy of radical pragmatism targeting Kurds in northern Iraq while negotiating with Israel and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to transport oil and gas to Europe via Turkey.
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MP says forming an Iraqi government with largest bloc is still on table
A Coordination Framework MP has said forming the Iraqi government by the largest parliamentary bloc is the way forward as the Shiite House will need to agree amongst themselves, something so far rejected by the election winner Sadr movement.
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Sadr's idea to form a majority government in Iraq is problematic, expert tells Kurdpress
Sadr-Barzani-Halbousi coalition's idea in forming a majority government in Iraq is problematic both in theoretical and practical ways. The tripartite coalition has the majority of seats, but it still can’t move forward, Dr. Muhammad Ali Waeli, an Iraq affairs' expert told Kurdpress about the current political stalemate in Iraq and the Sadr-led coalition's insistence on forming a majority government.
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Analyst says Sadr's withdrawal from political rivalries won't resolve Iraq's political crisis
An Iraqi political analyst believes Masoud Barzani-led Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) program is very different from the Coordination Framework program and that the Iraqi political crisis will remain intact even after Sadr Movement Leader Muqtada Sadr's withdrawal from Iraq's political process.