By Mufid Abdulla: Following last year’s popular uprising on 17th February 2011, Kurdish people in the south of Kurdistan have been shaken by the extent of violence, brutality and heavy-handedness used by the two ruling parties to preserve their power. On the whole, the bridge between the ordinary people and the KRG has been burnt…
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Category Archives: Gorran
Gorran will stay in opposition
News from The Kurdistan Tribune: In a meeting with Gorran’s (the Change movement’s) activists and delegates of its organs (councils, rooms, and fractions) on Wednesday afternoon, 14 February, the General Coordinator Nawshirwan Mustafa discussed the power exchanges currently taking place with the parliamentary leadership, council of ministers and vice president. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on…
KDP sees reform as a political game
By Mufid Abdulla: Since the birth of the Gorran movement, with its purpose of political reform and campaigning against corruption, the two ruling parties have been unable to rest, particularly the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Gorran’s victory in July 2009 marked a new chapter in Kurdish history with the movement winning 25 seats in a…
Gorran Block gives warning to Kurdistan parliament leader
News from The Kurdistan Tribune: The Gorran block in the Kurdistan parliament has warned Kamal Kirkuky, the leader of the parliament, that Gorran might boycott the local council elections, due to be held on 12 September, if he ignores its demands. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to…
Change changed
By Kamal Chomani: Amidst a wave of harsh criticism of the Gorran (Change) party for its meetings with Nechirvan Barzani – when the KNN unprofessionally received him cordially as a ‘national savior’ – the leader of the party has published his letter to Gorran MPs in the Kurdistan parliament. This letter marks a milestone in…
Nechirvan Barzani visits the Gorran leader in Sulaymani
News and Comment by The Kurdistan Tribune: Nechirvan Barzani, the second-in-command of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the man authorised by the president of Kurdistan to become prime minister and prepare the next Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cabinet, today (Jan 24) visited the Gorran Party leader Nawshirwan Mustafa at his headquarters in Sulaymani. The…
The impact of the opposition parties on the Kurdistan government
By Ahmed Mohammed.H (Kifrily): The online free dictionary defines the word opposition as ‘a political party or group opposed to the ruling party or government.’ After the Kurdish uprising in 1991, the Kurdish people with one voice said ‘No’ to the Saddam regime. Respectable Kurdish Peshmarga fighters, with the support and help of the people,…
Nawshirwan Mustafa wants social revolution not political revolution
By Mufid Abdulla: According to the latest statement by Nawshirwan Mustafa, leader of the Gorran Party, in an interview with the London-based ‘Sharqawsat’ newspaper, the priority for Gorran is to change the system, not to participate in it. “We don’t care how the government is run so much as the system”, he said. He went…
Money not morals rules some Gorran MPs
By Mufid Abdulla: According to the local weekly newspaper ‘Hawlati’, Kardo Mohamed, leader of the Gorran MPs in the Kurdistan parliament, rented out his house in Erbil and moved into an apartment that he was given by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Since this MP resides in Erbil, arguably he has no need for additional accommodation…
Gorran leader : ‘The ruling parties have no will for reform’
News from The Kurdistan Tribune: Last night the KNN TV station interviewed Nawshirwan Mustafa, the leader of Gorran, on several issues and, in response to one question, he said that the two ruling parties have so far shown no will to implement reforms. However, he confirmed that there is now a ‘normal relationship’ between the opposition and the…
“We need agreement from the mass of people” on a democratic constitution – Shaho Saeed
Dr Shaho Saeed – Gorran’s spokesman and a former MP – was interviewed by The Kurdistan Tribune. This is part one. KT: What prompted you to forward your resignation from the Kurdistan Parliament and what is your response to those people who voted for you. Do you have any plans to go back to your previous…
Review of Nawshirwan Mustafa’s book ‘Treasures and Deceptions’
By Mufid Abdulla: ‘Treasures and Deceptions’ is the latest book by Nawshirwan Mustafa, the principal leader of the Gorran movement. This book contains a series of articles and speeches which have been printed on Gorran’s own website and the KNN broadcasting station. The book has been printed in Sulaymani and is dated 2011. The 67-year-old…
‘Ruling parties use external threat as excuse to avoid reform’
Sarko Osman (Gorran public relations senior adviser and member of the Opposition Coordination Committee) spoke to The Kurdistan Tribune: All three opposition parties – Gorran (Change), the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) and the Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) – conducted a meeting on Monday 24 October – more than three months after they vowed to halt talks…
Gorran boycotts talks in Erbil
News from The Kurdistan Tribune: The Gorran Party boycotted the meeting held in Erbil today (Sunday) for all parties in the Kurdistan Parliament. Gorran boycotted the meeting – called by President Masud Barzani – on the grounds that it is not a party to the ‘Erbil agreement’. Gorran Party spokesman Dr Shaho Saeed told local…
Masud Barzani visits Nawshirwan Mustafa in Sulaymani
By The Kurdistan Tribune: Last night the President of Kurdistan, Masud Barzani, visited Nawshirwan Mustafa, the leader of Gorran, at his headquarters in Sulaymani. It was an unprecedented event – the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders. It marks the start of a new chapter in the relationship between the KDP and the Gorran party…
