This is an important step for the region, and to understand why, it is important to know the region’s history.The Kurdistan region is in northern Iraq, and it consists of four governorates: Erbil, Duhok,

As Iraq prepares to announce the results of long-awaited parliamentary elections in the Kurdish region, anticipation is building among supporters of the two major parties, after unofficial results suggested they were leading in the polls.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is second, followed by the New Generation Movement. Voter turnout is up, 72 per cent against 51.4 per cent in 2018. In Ankawa, the mayor of the Christian suburb beats

Iraqi Kurds participated in a long-delayed parliamentary election to choose lawmakers who will appoint key government officials in the semi-autonomous region. Despite weak opposition, the two main political parties are expected to maintain their power-sharing agreement.

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi Kurds voted on Sunday for a new regional parliament amid an economic crisis caused by an enforced halt in oil exports and corrosive rivalry between the two main political parties.

The Kurdistan Democratic Party, one of the two major parties in the Iraq Kurdish region, has won the parliamentary elections, the Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Monday. The preliminary results from Sunday’s polls indicate KDP’s main rival,

Iraqi Kurds began voting on Sunday in a long-overdue parliamentary election for their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq. The vote, which was delayed multiple times due to political disputes, aims to elect 100 lawmakers who will later select a parliament speaker,