ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani issued a presidential decree on Tuesday summoning the newly-elected lawmakers to hold the first parliamentary session on December 2.
“We decreed calling the elected candidates of the sixth term of Iraqi Kurdistan parliament to hold the first parliamentary session on December 2, 2024, at 11 am,” said Kurdistan Region Presidency spokesperson Dilshad Shahab, reading President Barzani’s decree during a press conference in Erbil.
The decision comes two days after Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) approved results of the Kurdistan Region’s legislative elections.
Monday’s session will be the first parliamentary session since May 2023. Days later, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court overturned the Kurdistan Region’s parliament decision to extend its term by an additional year, effectively dissolving the legislature.
The oldest member of the legislature will lead the first session and newly-elected lawmakers will be sworn in.
The October 20 vote resulted in a consolidation of power for the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which won 39 seats, followed by its government ally but political rival the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) with 32 seats. The opposition New Generation Movement took third place with 15 seats.
Opposition parties Komal, the Kurdistan Islamic Union, Baray Gal, and Halwest have denounced the election results. They alleged fraud and voter manipulation and questioned the reliability of the voting machines.
“We decreed calling the elected candidates of the sixth term of Iraqi Kurdistan parliament to hold the first parliamentary session on December 2, 2024, at 11 am,” said Kurdistan Region Presidency spokesperson Dilshad Shahab, reading President Barzani’s decree during a press conference in Erbil.
The decision comes two days after Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) approved results of the Kurdistan Region’s legislative elections.
Monday’s session will be the first parliamentary session since May 2023. Days later, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court overturned the Kurdistan Region’s parliament decision to extend its term by an additional year, effectively dissolving the legislature.
The oldest member of the legislature will lead the first session and newly-elected lawmakers will be sworn in.
The October 20 vote resulted in a consolidation of power for the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which won 39 seats, followed by its government ally but political rival the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) with 32 seats. The opposition New Generation Movement took third place with 15 seats.
Opposition parties Komal, the Kurdistan Islamic Union, Baray Gal, and Halwest have denounced the election results. They alleged fraud and voter manipulation and questioned the reliability of the voting machines.
Comments
Rudaw moderates all comments submitted on our website. We welcome comments which are relevant to the article and encourage further discussion about the issues that matter to you. We also welcome constructive criticism about Rudaw.
To be approved for publication, however, your comments must meet our community guidelines.
We will not tolerate the following: profanity, threats, personal attacks, vulgarity, abuse (such as sexism, racism, homophobia or xenophobia), or commercial or personal promotion.
Comments that do not meet our guidelines will be rejected. Comments are not edited – they are either approved or rejected.
Post a comment