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Kurdistan's Power Split
Tensions between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan have escalated after a session of the Kurdistan Region’s parliament was held in Erbil with 52 lawmakers in attendance. The Patriotic Union boycotted the session, calling it illegitimate, then announced that it was withdrawing from the regional government and hinted at establishing parallel institutions in Sulaymaniyah and Halabja. The formation of the tenth regional government has stalled since the October 2024 elections, as neither party secured a majority on its own amid disagreements over the division of government posts and representation. A legal researcher says that establishing a parallel region or seceding by party decision has no basis in the constitution. Observers warn that a renewed administrative and political split between Erbil and Sulaymaniyah could undermine unified decision-making and damage Iraq’s federal experiment. The Patriotic Union’s return to government remains an option for resolving the crisis.
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