By Mufid Abdulla: On 30th April 2014 elections for the Iraqi parliament and local councils took place and, once again, the results have partly transformed the political map of the south of Kurdistan. This time the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) increased its seats by six, while the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) lost five seats…
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By Evin Cheikosman: Iraqi Kurdish politics have pretty much taken over Kurdish political news these past few weeks. Given so, it is critical to actually understand and be familiar with the goals of Iraqi Kurdish political parties and why there exists the friction between them. I mean, is it not a given that Kurds have…
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