Today, in the city of Erbil, the Kurdistan Justice Group (KJG) is holding its fifth congress, with over 900 members in attendance. The fifth congress of the Justice Group is a review congress of its past four years, as its seats and votes have decreased in the last two elections for the Kurdistan and Iraqi parliaments.

The Kurdistan Justice Group
This party was originally named the Kurdistan Islamic Group (Komal). It was founded on May 31, 2001, after splitting from the Islamic Movement of Kurdistan. Since its establishment, it has been led by Ali Bapir, meaning its leader has not changed for 24 years.

In February 2021, the Islamic Group held its (fourth) congress in Sulaymaniyah. In that congress, as the first Islamic party in the Kurdistan Region, it removed the "Islamic" suffix from its name, changing it from the Kurdistan Islamic Group to the Kurdistan Justice Group. In addition to this, the title of the party's top person was changed from "Emir" to "President."

The Kurdistan Justice Group has held five congresses to date:

• First Congress: 10-11-12/11/2005 in Sulaymaniyah

• Second Congress: 15-16-17/ /2010 in Erbil (Translator's note: Month missing in original text)

• Third Congress: 30-31/5 and 1/6/2015 in Erbil

• Fourth Congress: 18-19/2/2021 in Sulaymaniyah

• Fifth Congress: 19-20/7/2025 in Erbil

In the period between the last two congresses, the Justice Group's seats and votes have decreased. In the last election, its seats in the Kurdistan Parliament were reduced from 7 to 3 seats, and in the Iraqi Parliament, its seats were reduced from 2) seats to 1) seat. (Translator's note: The original text contained a typo stating a reduction to 19 seats, which is corrected here based on the subsequent data.)

• In the sixth session elections of the Kurdistan Parliament, the Kurdistan Justice Group obtained 64,864 votes and 3 seats, but the KJG leadership decided not to enter the Kurdistan Parliament, claiming the election was "designed."

• In the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary elections, the Kurdistan Justice Group obtained 64,156 votes and 1 seat.

Kurdistan Justice Group's Position in Past Elections