List of political parties in the Kurdistan Region
This article lists political parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament, their ideologies, votes in the latest election, number of MPs, and leaders. A second part shows parties not represented in the parliament. The list is updated based on the 2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election.
Parties represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament
Sources: Kurdistan 24 (1, 2) Shafaq, Reuters Rûdaw IHEC
| Party | Abbreviation | Ideology | Votes | % | Seats | Leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurdistan Democratic Party پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê |
KDP | Kurdish nationalism Conservatism |
809,197 | 43.15% | 39 / 100 |
Masoud Barzani | ||
| Patriotic Union of Kurdistan یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان Yekêtiyî Nîştimaniyî Kurdistan |
PUK | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy |
408,141 | 21.77% | 23 / 100 |
Bafel Talabani | ||
| New Generation Movement جوڵانه‌وه‌ی نه‌وه‌ی نوێ Culaneweyî Neweyî Niwê |
NG | Liberalism | 290,991 | 15.52% | 15 / 100 |
Shaswar Abdulwahid | ||
| Kurdistan Islamic Union یەکگرتووی ئیسلامیی کوردستان Yekgirtûyî Îslamiyî Kurdistan |
Yekgirtû | Islamism Social conservatism |
116,981 | 6.24% | 7 / 100 |
Salahaddin Bahaaddin | ||
| Kurdistan Justice Group کۆمه‌لی دادگەری کوردستان Komelî Dadgerî Kurdistan |
Komelî | Kurdish Islamism Social conservatism |
64,710 | 3.45% | 3 / 100 |
Ali Bapir | ||
| National Stance Movement ڕەوتی هەڵوێستی نیشتیمانی Rewtî Helwêstî Nîştimanî |
Halwest | Kurdish nationalism Anti-corruption |
55,775 | 2.97% | 4 / 100 |
Ali Hama Saleh | ||
| People's Front بەرەی گەل Bereyî Gel |
People's Front | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy |
33,365 | 1.78% | 2 / 100 |
Lahur Talabani | ||
| Kurdistan Region Coalition [1] |
Kurdistan Region Coalition | Kurdish nationalism | 13,199 | 0.70% | 1 / 100 |
Mohammed Haji Mahmoud | ||
| Gorran Movement بزووتنەوەی گۆڕان Bizûtineweyî Gorran |
Gorran | Kurdish nationalism Social liberalism |
11,621 | 0.62% | 1 / 100 |
Dana Ahmed Majid | ||
| Sardam Coalition [1] | Sardam Coalition | Kurdish nationalism | 15,581 | 1% | 0 / 100 |
Mohammed Haji Mahmoud | ||
| Kurdistan Islamic Movement بزووتنەوەی ئیسلامی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Îslamî Kurdistan |
KIM | Islamism | 5,503 | 0.29% | 0 / 100 |
Erfan Ali Abdulaziz | ||
| Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movement بزووتنەوەی پەیوەندیی ئیسلامیی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Peywendîyî Îslamîyî Kurdistan |
KIRM | Islamism | 1,799 | 0.10% | 0 / 100 |
Kamîlî Hacî Elî | ||
| National Coalition ھاوپەیمانی نیشتمانی Hawpeymanî Nîştimanî |
HN | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy Self-determination Reformism |
1,228 | 0.07% | 0 / 100 |
Aram Qadir | ||
| Minority parties that entered over the quota seats | ||||||||
| Christian Alliance ܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܝܢܚܬܐ التحالف المسيحي Քրիստոնեական դաշինք [2] |
Christian Alliance | Assyrian/Armenian interests | 12,288 | 0.66% | 2 / 100 |
Ano Abdoka | ||
| Babylon Movement حركة بابليون |
Babylon Movement | Assyrian/Christian interests, Islamism (de-facto) | 7,399 | 0.39% | 1 / 100 |
Rayan al-Kildani | ||
| Turkmen Reform Party Türkmen Reform Partisi |
TRP | Turkmen nationalism | 3,664 | 0.20% | 1 / 100 |
Muna Kahveci | ||
| Iraqi Turkmen Front Irak Türkmen Cephesi |
ITF | Turkmen nationalism | 1,725 | 0.09% | 0 / 100 |
Hasan Turan | ||
Parties without representation in the Kurdistan Region Parliament
| Party | Abbreviation | Ideology | Leader | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parties founded after 2018 | ||||||||
| Athra Alliance ܒܪܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܼܪܐ تحالف اثرا [3] |
Athra | Assyrian nationalism | Yacob Yaco | |||||
| Parties founded after 2010 | ||||||||
| Kurdistan Green Party پارتی سەوزی کوردستان Partî Sewzî Kurdistan |
Sewzekan | Green politics Animal rights |
Milko Baziyanî | |||||
| Kurdistan Liberal Democratic Party پارتی لیبرال دیموکراتی کوردستان Partî Lîbral Dîmukratî Kurdistan |
PLDK | Liberalism | Leadership council | |||||
| Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement تەڤگەری ئازادیی کۆمەڵگەی کوردستان Tevgerî Azadiyî Komelgeyî Kurdistan |
Tevgerî Azadiyî | Democratic confederalism Libertarian socialism Feminism |
Tara Husên Selam Ebdulla | |||||
| National Coalition ھاوپەیمانی نیشتیمانی Hawpeymanî Nîştimanî |
Hawpeymanî | Kurdish nationalism Social Democracy |
Aram Qadir | |||||
| Older parties | ||||||||
| Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council ܡܘܬܒܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Motḇā ʿammāyā kaldāyā suryāyā āṯurāyā |
Motwa | Assyrian nationalism | Jameel Zaito | |||||
| Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party ܓܒܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ Gaba Demoqrataya d-Bet-Nahrain |
BNDP | Assyrian nationalism | Romeo Hakkari | |||||
| Assyrian Democratic Movement ܙܘܥܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Zawʻá Demoqraṭáyá ʼÁṯuráyá |
Zowaa | Assyrian nationalism | Yacob Yaco | |||||
| Nation List Millet Listesi |
Millet | Turkmen nationalism | Azad Ekrem Muhammet | |||||
| Turkmen Development Party Türkmen Kalkınma Partisi |
TKP | Turkmen nationalism | Muhammet Saadeddin Shukr | |||||
| Democratic National Union of Kurdistan یەکێتی نەتەوەیی دیموکراتی کوردستان Yekêtî Netewêyî Dîmukratî Kurdistan |
YNDK | Kurdish nationalism | Xafûr Mexmûrî | |||||
| Kurdistan Conservative Party پارتی پارێزگارانی کوردستان Partî Parêzgaranî Kurdistan |
Parêzgaran | Kurdish nationalism Conservatism |
Necat Sûrçî | |||||
| Kurdistan Democratic Liberation Movement بزووتنەوەی ڕزگاری دیموکراتی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Rizgarî Dîmukratî Kurdistan |
BRDK | Kurdish nationalism | Ebdulla Nazenînî | |||||
| Kurdistan Laborers' Party پارتی ڕەنجدەرانی کوردستان Partî Rencderanî Kurdistan |
PRK | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy |
Bapir Kamela | |||||
| Kurdistan Toilers' Party حزبی زەحمەتکێشانی کوردستان Hizbî Zehmetkêşanî Kurdistan |
Zehmetkêşan | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy |
Belên Ebdulla | |||||
| Movement of the Democratic People of Kurdistan بزووتنەوەی دیموکراتی گەلی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Dîmukratî Gelî Kurdistan |
MDPK | Kurdish nationalism Communism |
Mam Xidir | |||||
| Progressive Kurdistan Democratic Party حزبی پێشکەوتنخوازی دیموکراتی کوردستان Hizbî Pêşkewtinxiwazî Dîmukratî Kurdistan |
PKDP | Progressivism Kurdish nationalism |
Amoza Azad | |||||
| Worker-Communist Party of Kurdistan حزبی کۆمۆنیستی کرێکاریی کوردستان Hizbî Komunîstî Krêkariyî Kurdistan |
WP | Communism Anti-authoritarianism Feminism |
Osman Hacî Merûf | |||||
| Communist Party of Kurdistan - Iraq حزبی شیوعی كوردستان - عیراق Hizbî Şiyuî Kurdistan – Îraq |
WP | Communism Kurdish nationalism Civil liberties |
Kawa Mahmud | |||||
Defunct parties
- Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan
- Future Party (Ayinde)
- Kurdish Tribal Association
- Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party
- Kurdistan Revolutionary Party
- Shursh
References
- ^ a b Staff member (14 March 2024). "حزبێكی نوێیان تۆماركرد بۆ بەشداری لە هەڵبژاردن بەناوی "هەڵوێستی نیشتمانی"". Draw Media. Retrieved 24 March 2024. Kurdistan Region Coalition consists of the Kurdistan Social Democratic Party, Kurdistan Communist Party - Iraq, and the Kurdistan Toiler's Party. Sardam Coalition consists of the Kurdistan Laborers' Party, the Democratic National Union of Kurdistan, and the Kurdistan Conservative Party.
- ^ van Wilgenburg, Wladimir (15 May 2024). "Christian Alliance Files Lawsuit in Iraqi Supreme Court". Kurdistan Chronicle. Kurdistan Chronicle. Consists of Abdoka's Hammurabi Alliance, and representatives of the Armenian church and cultural organizations.
- ^ "بلاغ". zowaa.org. Zowaa. 23 July 2023. Consists of Assyrian Democratic Movement, Assyrian Patriotic Party, Beth Nahrin Patriotic Union, Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council, and Sons of Mesopotamia
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| Reserved Christian seats (5) |
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| Reserved minority seats (3) |
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