PUK, Communist Party to Run on One List in Kirkuk

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PUK and KCP's press conference.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Communist Party (KCP) have joined hands and formed an alliance to run for the next Iraqi Provincial Council Elections on one list in Kirkuk.

In a press conference on Saturday, August 5, 2023, the two sides announced their alliance, demonstrated their readiness, and urged other Kurdish parties to join them.

To have the most Kurdish representatives in Kirkuk, the PUK's Organization Center 2 head Rawand Mala Mahmoud told PUKMEDIA that they have formed an alliance with the KCP and hope to attract more parties to join them.

The PUK has recently begun a series of meetings with the Kurdish parties in Kirkuk with the aim of forming a united Kurdistani list to run for the next Iraqi Provincial Council Elections on one list in Kirkuk.

The former Iraqi Ba'ath regime made significant efforts to Arabize all residents of Diyala, Kirkuk, Nineveh, and Salah ad-Din. This is one of the factors that led to the ongoing disputes between Erbil and Baghdad over these areas. However, despite the fact that Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution was written in part to address the problem, the law has not yet been put into effect. The call made by the PUK is an effort to increase the number of Kurds who vote in these areas so that the Kurds can have more influence and benefit the communities that live in these areas.



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