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The Kurdistan Parliament has taken a significant political step by resuming its first session and electing its new Presidency Board, amid political divisions and changes in parliamentary representation involving the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the New Generation Movement.
بڵاوکراوەتەوە لە : 4 تشرینی دووەم 2026
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During a session attended by 52 lawmakers, the parliament elected the following officials:
Vala Farid – President of the Kurdistan Parliament.
Rami Nouri – Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
Muna Qahwachi – Parliament Secretary.
The session marked an important development after nearly two years of parliamentary inactivity.
PUK and New Generation Lose Seven Parliamentary Seats in Combined Representation
The parliamentary balance between the PUK and the New Generation Movement has shifted following the participation of six lawmakers from the two political groups in the parliamentary session.
According to the reported figures, their combined parliamentary representation decreased from 39 seats to 32 seats.
Three PUK lawmakers and three New Generation lawmakers participated:
PUK lawmakers:
Nishtiman Nawpradani
Hardi Salah
Mohammed Faisal
New Generation lawmakers:
Daryoush Ali
Shwan Saeed
Khalid Mohammed
Following these developments, the PUK's representation decreased from 23 to 20 seats, while New Generation's representation fell from 15 to 12 seats.
PUK Loses Half of Its Parliamentary Representation in Erbil
Another significant development concerns the PUK's representation in Erbil Governorate.
Of the six PUK lawmakers elected in Erbil, three participated in the parliamentary session and announced their departure from their parliamentary faction, leaving three representatives.
The three lawmakers reportedly secured a combined 16,963 votes in the 2024 Kurdistan parliamentary elections:
Mohammed Faisal: 9,733 votes.
Hardi Salah: 5,411 votes.
Nishtiman Nawpradani: 1,819 votes.
Their participation represents half of the PUK's six parliamentary seats in Erbil, highlighting a notable shift in the party's parliamentary position in the governorate.
Parliamentary Attendance and Political Implications
According to the reported attendance figures, 52 lawmakers participated in the session, representing several political factions:
KDP: 39
PUK: 3
New Generation: 3
Halwest: 2
People's Front: 1
Socialist Party: 1
Turkmen faction: 1
Chaldean, Syriac and Assyrian faction: 2
Total: 52
A New Chapter for the Kurdistan Parliament
The election of the parliamentary leadership represents a new chapter in the Kurdistan Region's political process. It comes amid disagreements between political parties, changes in parliamentary alliances, and questions surrounding political representation.
The KDP spokesperson, Mahmoud Mohammed, described the parliament's reactivation as a step toward protecting the constitutional status of the Kurdistan Region. He also stressed that the parliament's doors remain open to all political parties and called on other factions to participate in its work.
The coming period will be important in determining whether the newly elected parliamentary leadership can encourage broader political participation, restore institutional cooperation, and advance the legislative agenda.
Editorial note: The supplied reports contain numerical inconsistencies. The combined PUK–New Generation figure falls from 39 to 32, a decrease of seven seats, not six. Also, 16,963 votes out of 111,102 represent approximately 15.3%, but the reported PUK Erbil vote total and the stated figure of 11,102 should be verified. The attendance list adds up to 52.
