Representatives of Kurdish political parties said they reached an agreement to participate in the upcoming provincial council elections in the disputed multi-ethnic province of Kirkuk under a united electoral list.
The announcement was made at a joint news conference following a meeting held on Monday, September 9 at the Kurdistan Communist party’s office in Kirkuk.
“All the factions agreed to take part in the elections under a united list which we have named, Kirkuk is Kurdistani”, Rawand Mala Mahmoud, deputy head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) organizational center in Kirkuk told KirkukNow correspondent.
Kirkuk- Representatives of Kurdish factions discuss formation of united list ahead of provincial elections, September 9, 2019 Photo: Karwan Salehi
Concerning the absence of representatives of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in the meeting, the PUK official said “they also support the formation of a united list,” indicating that their views were taken into account.
The provincial elections planned for April 2020 is seen as a highly anticipated event in Kirkuk where the process have not been held since 2005 due to ongoing disputes between the various components of the province.
