Elections
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Demirtas to challenge Erdogan's presidential candidacy with election authority
Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas has said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not legally eligible to run in the upcoming presidential election and that he will challenge his candidacy with the country’s election authority.
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Will Sadr’s Kurdish, Sunni allies form government with his Shiite rivals?
Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada Al-Sadr’s Kurdish and Sunni allies have rejected his call on them to also leave the legislature and demand the dissolution of the parliament. Instead, they are seemingly joining Sadr’s Shiite rivals in urging the formation of a government ahead of fresh elections.
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Eradeh Movement leader says important decisions were made during Halbousi and Massoud Barzani meeting
The head of Iraq's Eradeh Movement stated that important decisions were made in this meeting referring to the brief gathering between the heads of Iraq's House of Representatives Muhammad al- Halbousi and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leader Masoud Barzani.
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Kurdistan Region’s upcoming parliamentary election won't take place on date: parliament speaker
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Region Parliament warned that the upcoming parliamentary will not take place on the secluded date, adding that the Kurdish parties have failed to reach an agreement.
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Masoud Barzani sets conditions for backing next Iraqi PM
The head of Iraqi affairs in the office of Masoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), announced that whoever wants to become the best prime minister of Iraq after 2003 must adhere to four conditions.
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Expert sheds light on Erdogan's internal and external challenges and the future of the Kurds
In an interview with Kurdpress, James Carey, an expert on Turkey affairs, spoke about the external and internal challenges of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the upcoming elections in 2023 and his specific actions to address them, including the opposition's efforts to oust him, the future of Turkey Kurds, many other issues in Turkey and the war in Ukraine as well as the unprecedented confrontation between the West and Russia after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
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Peaceful transition ‘doubtful’ if Turkey opposition wins in 2023: Ahmet Turk
There are “serious doubts” regarding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan allowing peaceful transition of power if he loses the elections scheduled for 2023, Kurdish politician Ahmet Turk told Independent Turkish on Saturday.
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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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71 Kurds arrested in Kirkuk during election celebration
The security forces in Kirkuk arrested more than 71 ethnic Kurds in the city's Kurdish neighborhoods on Tuesday night, October 12, according to reports by Rudaw TV, Xendan website, Sharpress and Kurdistan 24 and NRT.
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Muqtada Sadr says elections are an internal matter
Iraq Shia cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr said on Friday, October 1, that neighboring countries should not interfere in Iraq's internal affairs.
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Nechirvan Barzani says Kirkuk issue is serious and needs solution
Kurdistan Region President, Nechirvan Barzani, has stressed that the issue in Kirkuk province was "serious, deep and in need of a solution."
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Iraq, US presidents reaffirm efforts to hold ‘transparent' polls in Iraq
Iraqi President Barham Salih and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday reaffirmed efforts to hold “credible and transparent” elections in Iraq, according to the White House.
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Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi to visit Iran on Sunday
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will visit Iran next week, Iraqi media reported on Thursday.
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Baghdad holds national dialogue in run-up to regional conference / Omar Sattar
Leaders of popular protests and other social movements gathered for a national conference sponsored by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad to discuss Iraq's outstanding issues and the early elections scheduled for October.
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Iraqi PM, president stress on holding elections on time
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and President Barham Salih on Saturday stressed the importance of holding early elections on time.
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Mustafa Sadr backs early elections in Iraq
Iraqi populist Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr expressed Wednesday, February 10, his support for early elections overseen by the UN, in a rare press conference outside his home in the Iraqi shrine city of Najaf.
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Columnist warns constitutional changes may give Erdogan power to send laws to parliament
Changes to the Turkish constitution signaled by Recep Tayyip Erdogan may include the authority for the president to submit draft bills to parliament, Hurriyet columnist Nuray Babacan wrote on Wednesday, February 3.
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Erdogan has no solution for Kurds at the polls - analysis
Despite his tight grip on Turkey’s military front and judiciary, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been unable to convince millions of Kurds to vote for him, said the Economist on Saturday.