KDP and PUK to meet Saturday to discuss Kurdistan's new government formation
Shafaq News/ The two main parties inthe Kurdistan Region, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the PatrioticUnion of Kurdistan (PUK), are set to meet to discuss the formationof the new government.
Shafaq News correspondent reportedthat a KDP delegation will visit Al-Sulaymaniyah on Saturday to meet with thePUK at its political bureau in Dabashan.
“The visit aims to address theformation of the new government in the Region,” he clarified.
On Wednesday, the KDP began discussionswith political parties in Al-Sulaymaniyah to form the next government in the Region,following the parliamentary elections.
The discussions come after KurdistanRegion President Nechirvan Barzani issued a decree calling for the firstparliamentary session of the new term on Dec. 2.
The Oct. 20, 2024, election markedthe sixth parliamentary cycle, with voting conducted across four provinces.Final results, announced on Oct. 30, showed the KDP securing 39 seats withapproximately 809,197 votes.
The PUK ranked second with 23 seats,garnering around 408,141 votes. New Generation Movement claimed 15 seats with290,991 votes, followed by the Kurdistan Islamic Union with seven seats.
