Latest news with #Pira
Shafaq News
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Kurdistan Parliament's dissolution: PUK calls for unified approach
Shafaq News/ The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) rejects any unilateral attempt to dissolve the Kurdistan Region's parliament, party spokesperson Saadi Ahmed Pira stated on Tuesday. The statement comes as Iraq's Federal Supreme Court prepares to review a lawsuit on July 6 seeking to annul the 2024 election results and recover financial entitlements granted to current lawmakers, raising tensions among Kurdish factions. ' Parliament represents multiple political forces—no single party can dissolve it alone,' Pira told Shafaq News during a briefing in Erbil. He also noted that negotiations with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) on forming the next regional government are nearing conclusion, though no final agreement has been reached. Following PUK leader Bafel Talabani's return from the United States, the party's political bureau met to assess regional developments, including the conflict in Syria and Turkiye's evolving peace process. The leadership urged better institutional stability amid shifting geopolitical dynamics and emphasized the Region's strategic role. 'Kurdistan must be prepared to support Kurdish interests across the region. That requires a functioning parliament and government,' Pira said.
Shafaq News
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
KRG formation: KDP, PUK to resume talks next week
Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) will resume discussions on forming the new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) next week, PUK spokesman Saadi Ahmed Pira revealed on Thursday. In a press statement, Pira affirmed that previous meetings between the two parties led to an agreement on the Kurdistan Region's governance strategy, expecting both sides to reach an understanding on the final details of the KRG formation in upcoming meetings. "The new government must be formed as soon as possible.' Since the October 2024 parliamentary elections, Kurdish political blocs have failed to finalize a government. KDP political bureau member Pishtwan Sadiq said on Sunday that a "good" political agreement had been reached with the PUK and other parties, expressing hope for the "positive" formation of the new government.
Rudaw Net
30-03-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
KRG cabinet distribution to be decided after Eid: PUK
Also in Kurdistan Muslims in Duhok perform Eid prayer Calling for peace, Kurdish leaders extend Eid al-Fitr greetings 7 Kurds to return to Iraq from Libya after failed bid for Europe 98% of civil servants in Erbil, Duhok paid through banks: Official A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The distribution of posts in the new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cabinet will be decided after Eid al-Fitr, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK) spokesperson said on Sunday. 'The important issue of the ministries, and the type of partnership and complaints of both sides have been resolved, and after Eid, the distribution of posts will be resolved,' PUK spokesperson Saadi Ahmed Pira told Rudaw. 'They have reached the final stage in writing the draft.' Pira said that the PUK and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are 'very close' to forming the new government. 'Our goal is to form an active government because only the government can complete all the political steps to ensure the security and stability of the country.' On Sunday, senior KDP member Sarbast Lazgin told Rudaw that the next KRG 'will be formed soon.' 'Good things will happen in April, and the tenth cabinet of the KRG will be formed soon,' he said. Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, who is also a deputy KDP leader, met with PUK leader Bafel Talabani in Erbil earlier in March. Both sides said they had made 'very good' progress in the government formation process. The Kurdistan Region held delayed parliamentary elections in October. The KDP came out on top, securing 39 spots in the 100-member legislature. The PUK came in second with 23 seats. Since no single party won a majority, a governing coalition will need to be formed, as has traditionally been the case. Though the KDP and PUK are rivals, they have shared power in government since the establishment of the Kurdistan Region in the 1990s.
