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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Mufid Abdulla: After 17th February and the massacre in front of the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Sulaymani, Gorran faced a welter of accusations of stirring violence and so on. Gorran has defended itself and embarked on a political campaign to defeat the objectives and machinations of the two ruling parties over…
By Mufid Abdulla: When the Gorran movement won 25 seats on 25th July 2009 it created an upheaval in the history of politics in the south of Kurdistan. The main barriers to entering into opposition in the Kurdistan Parliament were removed. Gorran knew then that the rebuilding task was huge. They also knew that the…
By Newshirwan Mustafa: Yes, Kurdistan is in a crisis. This crisis is not a product of today’s events. It is not the echo of what is happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It is not the product of the recent demonstrations. It is not the creation of the opposition. The crisis in Kurdistan is not the…
