PUK VP: We are Heading to Baghdad with a New Roadmap and National Vision

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Rifaat Abdullah, Vice President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), along with PUK officials.

Rifaat Abdullah, Vice President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), visited Penjwen and Said Sadiq districts, where he met separately with the electoral districts of (Penjwen, Garmk, Nalparez) and (Said Sadiq, Barznja, Suren).

During the meetings, he praised the dedication and effective organisation of the election campaign teams and instructed comrades to turn the ballot boxes green and vote for the PUK’s List 222 on 11 November 2025.

The meetings were attended by comrades Omar Haji Ahmad and Dilawar Haji Osman. Speaking during the visit, Vice President Abdullah stated: “The PUK has nominated a group of capable and vigilant Peshmerga candidates for this term of the Iraqi Parliament. They will fight to secure the constitutional and legal rights of the Kurdistan Region and serve as strong defenders of our nation’s interests.”

He added: “Under the leadership of President Bafel Jalal Talabani, and with a renewed roadmap and national vision, we are determined to carry out these challenging tasks and achieve the legitimate rights of our people in Baghdad.”

The PUK is contesting the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for 11 November, across several governorates, 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 number 281, while in Saladin it is fielding one candidate within the "National Masses Coalition" with 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 within the Nineveh People’s Union Coalition, and one candidate each in Saladin and Baghdad.



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