Qubad Talabani Urges Peaceful Electoral Campaigning

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KRG Deputy PM Qubad Talabani.

Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, has called on citizens to conduct their electoral campaigning peacefully, emphasising the importance of informed participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Speaking at a press conference during the opening of the 7th Sulaymaniyah International Book Fair, Talabani stated: “I urge that this campaign be carried out peacefully. People should understand why it is important to vote and why it is important to decide which party to vote for.”

He added: “I believe that if people make a conscientious assessment, they will recognise which forces are truly influential in Baghdad and which remain mere spectators.”

The electoral campaign for Iraq’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for 11 November 2025, officially commenced on Friday, 3 October 2025.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) will participate across multiple governorates with both independent and alliance lists. In Erbil, Sulaymaniyah (including Halabja), Duhok, Kirkuk, and Diyala, the PUK is running independently under list number (222). In Nineveh, it will contest as part of the Nineveh People’s Union Coalition, under list number (281). In Saladin, the PUK is fielding one candidate within the National Masses Coalition, under list number (240).

Altogether, the PUK is entering the elections with 156 candidates: 36 in Sulaymaniyah, 30 in Erbil, 5 in Duhok, 24 in Kirkuk, 28 in Diyala, 31 in Nineveh through the coalition list, and one candidate each in Saladin and Baghdad.



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