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President Nechirvan Barzani, who helped lift the post-referendum siege on the Region, has been vehemently trying to prevent a further escalation of intra-Kurdish tensions and Erbil-Baghdad problems through diplomatic channels. He has also been in constant contact with Kurdish political parties and the IHEC to ensure that the election is held on time.
The KDP has bragged about the Region’s democracy and coexistence and projected itself as the main owner of the enclave. No matter what decision the party makes in the future and how the political and financial issues evolve, the key things the public wants from all politicians is security, peace, and financial stability.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Weeks after the latest elections, a sense of disappointment overwhelms many Kurdish politicians and the public in Turkey due to the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) poor performance and the opposition’s failure to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Eight years ago, for the first time, a pro-Kurdish party passed the 10 percent threshold and entered the Turkish parliament when the HDP gained 13,12 percent of the votes in the June 2015 parliamentary election. Prior to this victory, Kurds only entered the legislature as independent lawmakers. When the results were canceled due to Erdogan’s failure to form a new cabinet, the HDP votes decreased to 10.7 percent in the second round. Three years later, the party performed well again, winning nearly 12 percent of the vote. This gave Kurds hope for a bright future in a country where they had been systematically oppressed for decades.
Both wins were largely due to strong c