Draw Media

The meeting of the top leaders of the Kurdish political parties ended without agreement. The fate of the elections was handed over to another session next September. The PUK and KDP agreed on the electoral method, but no agreement was reached on the seats of the minorities.

In the meeting of the top leaders of the Kurdish political parties in the Presidency office of the Kurdistan Region, UN Representative Jeanine Plasschaert also attended, the parties have once again failed to reach a final agreement on how to hold the sixth round of parliamentary elections.

According to (Draw) sources the PUK and Gorran Movement have made some compromises and agreed to hold elections in a single constituency, while the PUK previously was leading the front of parties that called for multi-circuit election system.

Despite the convergence on the electoral system (single constituency), however, the PUK, KDP and the parties did not reach an agreement on how to distribute the 11 quota seats of the minorities and the voter’s registration, therefore, the date of the election could not be determined at the meeting.

Eventually the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region and the UN representative has agreed with the first person of the parties to meet again in early September to discuss the elections.