Draw Media

With less than five months to go before the Kurdistan Region's sixth parliamentary elections, there is no prospect of holding elections this year.
There is a proposal to entrust the Kurdistan Election Commission to judges like the 1992 commission. However, the proposal will conflict with the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court's decision to dissolve the Kurdistan parliament. 
In this situation, the Kurdistan Region has no choice but to wait for the Iraqi Election Commission, which will expire in January next year. 

Dissolution of parliament and the issue of elections

Political parties are preparing for the Iraqi provincial council elections, which will not include the provinces of the Kurdistan Region and will be held in the disputed areas.
The deadline set by President Nechirvan Barzani for the parliamentary elections is still in place and has not been postponed, November 18 this year.
On May 30, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruled on the complaints were filed against the extension of parliament and decided to cancel the extension, which canceled all laws and decisions issued after the extension of parliament, especially the May 22 session to re-activate the Election and Referendum Commission.
Since the Federal Court's decision, the parliament has not held any meetings, so the issue of holding elections has returned to the Kurdistan region presidency.
On November 8, the Kurdistan Region Presidency sent a delegation to Baghdad to talk with the Iraqi Election Commission about preparations for the elections in Kurdistan.
This was a recognition of the Federal Court's decision to dissolve the Kurdistan Parliament and the inactivity of the Kurdistan Commission.
The Kurdistan region presidency wants to hold elections this year anyway, but this is only as an attempt and in reality a weak possibility.