PUK to Hold Public Carnival in Sulaymaniyah to Unveil List 222 Candidates

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President Bafel Jalal Talabani.

Karwan Gaznay, spokesperson for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), announced that a public carnival will be held next Saturday in Sulaymaniyah to present the candidates of the PUK’s List No. 222, with the attendance of PUK President Bafel Jalal Talabani.

He explained that President Bafel Jalal Talabani will deliver a speech during the event, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 18 October 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Saleh Ali Indoor Sports Hall in Sulaymaniyah.

The PUK is contesting the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for 11 November, across several governorates. It is presenting its candidates on an independent list numbered 222 in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah (including Halabja), Duhok, Kirkuk, and Diyala. In Nineveh Governorate, the PUK is running as part of the Nineveh People’s Union Coalition with list number 281, while in Saladin it is fielding one candidate within the National Masses Coalition with list number 240.

Overall, 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 under the Nineveh People’s Union Coalition, and one candidate each in Saladin and Baghdad.

All candidates have been approved by Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission, with no reports or complaints filed against them regarding corruption, misuse of public funds, or misconduct.



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