KDP calls for parliament reactivation on elections anniversary

“We hope that this unfavorable situation will pass and that we all respect the rights and will of the Kurdish people by reactivating the parliament with a common vision and to promote the interests of the Kurdistan Region,” the KDP bloc said in a statement.

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Iraq’s 2027 draft budget remains open to change, says KDP lawmaker 

"There are negotiations which our delegations are part of and many things are susceptible to change," said KDP MP Sipan Sherwani.

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KDP, PUK expected to hold ‘serious’ gov't formation meeting next month: KIU

“We are aware that a better understanding has now emerged between the KDP and the PUK,” KIU spokesperson Salahaddin Babakr told The New Region.

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PUK leader Talabani says KDP, PUK can ‘manage Iraq together’ if united

“We are ready to [make] any type of agreement with you; it is an opportunity for us,” Talabani said, addressing the KDP, while speaking at the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) Forum in Erbil.

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‘Historic achievement’: Peshmerga forces unified under single command

“This is a historic achievement, and the Kurdistan Region will now have a unified and modern army, under the direct command of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs.”

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KDP, PUK to meet next week over KRG formation: Spox

KDP spokesperson Mahmoud Mohammed told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Erbil that communications between the two parties are ongoing and “in the coming week another meeting may take place” between the KDP and PUK.

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KDP, PUK to meet in ‘coming days,’ positive outcomes expected: KDP official

Ali Hussein, a member of the KDP Political Bureau said the two sides have recently held several meetings “away from media attention,” adding, “This week the KDP and PUK will meet and there will be positive outcomes.”

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Kurdish role in Kirkuk administration has weakened: KDP official

Speaking to The New Region, head of the KDP’s Kirkuk-Garmiyan Organization Office Hiwa Ahmed Mustafa said that “the process of demographic change and Arabization is still ongoing” by the Iraqi government in Kirkuk, “to the extent that the army is still preventing Kurdish farmers from cultivating their lands.”

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‘Irresponsible’: KDP slams Kirkuk governor's remarks on Article 140

The KDP’s Kirkuk-Garmiyan Organization Office slammed Seman’s remarks as “irresponsible” and “an attempt to stir sedition,” stressing, “The constitution and Article 140 have laid out a correct and contemporary roadmap for resolving and eliminating disputes in Kirkuk province and other areas of Iraq.” 

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