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The scenarios of the KRG Presidential Elections

Written on April 24, 2013 by Editor in Barzani, KRG, Kurdistan

By Butan Amedi: On April 18th, 2013, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Mr Masoud Barzani, announced that the presidential and parliamentary elections of the KRG will be held on September 21st, 2013. These elections will be the second competitive ones held in the region since the liberation of Iraq in 2003. The question…

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Kurdish Democracy’s biggest test yet

Written on April 19, 2013 by Editor in Barzani, Gorran, KDP, KRG, Kurdistan, PUK

By Shwan Zulal: Kurdistan Region president, Massoud Barzani, has set the date for the next Kurdish general election at 21 September 2013. Both parliamentary and presidential elections will be held on that date. The candidates running for president have not put their names forward yet, apart from one independent. On the parliamentary front, it is…

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Opposition puts President Barzani under pressure

Written on April 12, 2013 by Editor in Barzani, Gorran, KRG, Kurd news

KT News and Comment: In a reaction to the three opposition parties’ announcement on Wednesday, a spokesman for the President of Kurdistan has issued a statement claiming that Barzani did not ask for his presidency to be extended. Dr Aumid Sabbah said: “The Opposition should appreciate the current situation of Kurdistan and the generosity of…

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Barzani is desperate to keep control of the PUK

Written on January 12, 2013 by Editor in Barzani, KDP, KRG, Kurdistan, PUK

By Mufid Abdulla: It wasn’t surprising when Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leaders Masud Barzani and Nechirvan Brazani – the president and premier of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) – recently made a number of trips to Suli to meet with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo and Hero Ahmed, wife of the gravely ill…

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Who will be the last autocrat in the south of Kurdistan?

Written on December 25, 2012 by Editor in Barzani, KDP, Kurdistan, PUK, Talabani

By Mufid Abdulla: It is possible that the PUK will have to brace itself in the next few weeks for bad news, with the realisation that its leader cannot live forever. Kurdistan needs a new breed of leadership. When Barzani senior passed away in 1979, the Kurdish nationalist movement placed its hopes in the new…

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‘The Kurdish leaders are drunk with power and wealth’: Ayoub Barzani

Written on December 24, 2012 by Editor in Barzani, Interviews, KRG, Kurdistan

The Kurdish independent newspaper Hawlati interviewed the Kurdish historian Mr. Ayoub Barzani about the political challenges facing Kurdistan. This is a KT translated summary. During the interview, Mr. Barzani ruled out the possibility of uniting the regional armed and security forces. He suggested that concerns over security and survival determine the priorities of the PUK and…

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President Barzani to meet PUK Politburo

Written on December 24, 2012 by Editor in Barzani, KRG, Kurd news, PUK

KT News and Comment: President Barzani is due to meet with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Politburo in Slemani tomorrow. The meeting will take place without Jalal Talabani, the PUK General Secretary and president of Iraq, who remains seriously ill. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to…

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Is Barzani really a nationalist? Redux

Written on November 8, 2012 by Editor in Barzani, Iraq, KRG, Kurdistan, Turkey, USA

By Michael Rubin: My October 22, 2012 column “Is Masud Barzani Really a Nationalist?” sparked debate among Kurdish writers in a number of publications. Most prominently, Delovan Barwari, president of the American Kurdish Council, responded with an Ekurd.net essay which substituted personal disparagement for factual defense of Masud Barzani’s decades-long record as leader of the…

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