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Scheduled KDP-PUK meeting postponed until further notice
A scheduled meeting between the electoral institutions of the two major parties in the Kurdistan region, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), has been postponed until an unspecified later date.
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PUK, KDP agree to amend four articles of electoral law
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) on Tuesday agreed to amend four articles of the electoral law.
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Discussing signed political deals main reason behind visits of Kurdish delegation to Baghdad: KDP member
A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) announced the Kurdish delegation's trips to Baghdad were to discuss the political agreements signed between the two sides.
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Anti-ISIS coalition underlines supporting Syrian Kurdish forces
The commander of the anti-ISIS coalition stated that the purpose of the joint meeting with the commanders of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the leader of the Iraqi Kurdistan Patriotic Union Party (PUK) was to announce support for the Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against the ISIS.
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Baghdad to send 400 billion dinars to Kurdistan Region: Minister
The Federal government will send 400 billion Iraqi dinars ($274 million) to the Kurdistan Region for the months of November and December, a Kurdish official said.
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Iraqi Kurdish parties collide over four ministries posts in Iraq's new gov't
While the KDP says it has the right to fill at least three ministries according to its electoral entitlement, the PUK says it is the right to run two ministries.
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How can Iraq help 3.5 million citizens living in urban slums?
The Iraqi parliament this month is discussing a bill to find solutions to its expanding slum areas. However, several obstacles could hinder this bill from being passed into law amid an ongoing social and political crisis.
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Parties push parliament to give confidence to next Iraqi government shortly
The Iraqi Coalition of State Administration announced Tuesday they want parliament to convene shortly to give a confidence vote to the next proposed government.
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Kurdistan Region parliament extends own mandate by one year
The Kurdistan Parliament said 80 of 111 MPs voted in favor of the extension, to last until "late 2023", after a general election scheduled for 1 October was postponed due to disagreements among the political parties on key issues, including how the region be divided up for the vote.
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Kurdistan Region parliament extends own mandate by one year
The Kurdistan Parliament said 80 of 111 MPs voted in favor of the extension, to last until "late 2023", after a general election scheduled for 1 October was postponed due to disagreements among the political parties on key issues, including how the region be divided up for the vote.
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Iran, Iraq call for strengthening mutual ties
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Baghdad Mohammad-Kazem Al Sadeq called for boosting mutual ties with Iraq in a meeting with the newly-elected Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Sunday.
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Iraqi President Rashid calls for political dialogue
Newly elected Iraqi President Latif Rashid sent out a message to the political parties on Saturday, calling to launch political dialogue.
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U.S., EU stress commitment to supporting new Iraqi government
The United States and European reaffirmed their commitment to support the new Iraqi government as the country marked the end of the long-standing deadlock on Thursday after the new President was named.
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Analyst believe problems are not over as Iraq elects new president
According to two analysts, the election of the new president and prime minister of Iraq, a year after the elections, cannot mean the end of the problems in the crisis-hit country.
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Bafel Talabani, Iraq’s PM-designate al-Sudani meet in Baghdad
President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani met Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Friday in Baghdad.
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New Iraqi president vows to serve all Iraqis
Iraq’s newly elected president, Abdul Latif Rashid, said on Friday, October 14, in his first statement on taking office that he vows to become a president to all Iraqis equally.
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Rockets target Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone
Several rockets on Thursday targeted Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone where the parliament is situated resulting in a number of injuries, as the legislative chamber is in a meeting to elect the country’s next president.
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Bafel Talabani meets Iraqi leaders
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani on Saturday received Head of al-Azim alliance Muthana al-Samarai and Secretary-General of the Babylon movement Rayan al-Kildani in Baghdad.
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Barham Salih, U.N. special envoy meet after another wave of unrest
Iraqi President Barham Salih met the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert on Sunday a day after another round of unrest covered the capital on Saturday.
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No agreement has been made between PUK, KDP on Iraq’s Presidency position: senior official
So far no agreement has been made between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) on Iraq’s Presidential position, said a senior party official.
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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 political class must address 'crisis of trust,': PM
Iraq needs to distance itself from a "past that is full of violence" toward a future based on dialogue, said Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor.
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Turkish forces continue to expand their influence in large areas of Kurdistan Region: PUK member
A senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK0 emphasized that Turkish forces continue to expand their influence in large areas in the Kurdistan Region.
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Two Kurdistan parties' officials to visit Baghdad with a candidate to resolve presidential issue: PUK senior staff
A senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said it is very likely that officials of two Kurdish parties would go to Baghdad with a candidate in the near future with the aim of solving the issue of the Iraqi presidency.
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Malla Bakhtiar says the PUK state has never been so bad
Malla Bakhtiar, one of the long-standing leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), considered the current political situation of the party to be the worst situation after the Hakkari incident.
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PUK stresses on conducting a national dialogue to end political crisis in Iraq
A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) emphasized on the need to hold inclusive national talks to end the current political crisis in Iraq and to elect a president and form the government.
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Mala Baxtiyar says PUK and KDP are responsible for election delay
Mala Baxtiyar, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) High Political Council, told NRT the PUK and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are responsible for delaying parliamentary elections.
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PUK leadership council annuls joint chairmanship system
The leadership council of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) officially announced the dissolution of the joint leadership system of this party and announced Bafel Talabani as the leader of the party, the second ruling party of the Kurdistan Region.
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KDP says political situation in Iraq is moving towards stability and agreement
The head of the faction of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in the Iraqi parliament pointing out that the political forces in Iraq are close to ending their differences and predicted that the parliament activities could be resumed soon.
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Kadhimi hosts national dialogue of Iraqi leaders to end political deadlock
Iraqi political leaders joined Wednesday to discuss a roadmap for ending current political crisis, as part of an initiative for national dialogue, with all major parties except the Sadrists represented.