Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Kurdistan Social Democratic Party announced that its sole representative in the Kurdistan Parliament will not join either of the region's two main parties. According to party sources, Mohammad Haji Mahmoud conveyed this position to the leaders of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union and emphasized the party's neutrality in political disputes between the two parties.
Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Mohammad Haji Mahmoud, criticizing Baghdad's policies in the disputed areas, said that the recent administrative changes are the continuation of the demographic change process and the political elimination of the Kurds in Diyala.