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List of political parties in the Kurdistan Region

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This article lists political parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament, their ideologies, votes in the latest election, number of MPs, leaders and if they are part of the government or in opposition. A second part shows parties not represented in the parliament.

Parties represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament

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Party Abbreviation Ideology Votes % Seats[1] Status Leader
Kurdistan Democratic Party
پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان
Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê
KDP Kurdish nationalism
Conservatism
688,070 44.1%
45 / 111
Government Nechirvan Barzani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان
Yekêtiyî Nîştimaniyî Kurdistan
PUK Kurdish nationalism
Social democracy
319,219 20.5%
21 / 111
Government Kosrat Rasul Ali
Gorran Movement
بزووتنەوەی گۆڕان
Bizûtineweyî Gorran
Gorran Kurdish nationalism
Social liberalism
186,903 12%
12 / 111
Government Omar Said Ali
New Generation Movement
جوڵانه‌وه‌ی نه‌وه‌ی نوێ
Culaneweyî Neweyî Niwê
NG Liberalism 127,115 8.2%
8 / 111
Opposition Shaswar Abdulwahid
Kurdistan Justice Group
کۆمه‌لی دادگەری کوردستان
Komelî Dadgerî Kurdistan
Komelî Kurdish Islamism
Social conservatism
109,494 7%
7 / 111
Opposition Ali Bapir
Kurdistan Islamic Union
یەکگرتووی ئیسلامیی کوردستان
Yekgirtûyî Îslamiyî Kurdistan
Yekgirtû Islamism
Social conservatism
79,912 5.1%
5 / 111
Opposition Salahaddin Bahaaddin
Kurdistan Social Democratic Party
حزبی سۆسیال دیموکراتی کوردستان
Hizbî Sosyal Dîmukratî Kurdistan
KSDP Kurdish nationalism
Social democracy
15,581 1%
1 / 111
Government Mohammed Haji Mahmoud
Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq
حزبی شیوعی كوردستان - عیراق
Hizbî Şiyuî Kurdistan – Îraq
KCP Kurdish nationalism
Communism
8,063 0.5%
1 / 111
Opposition Kawa Mehmûd
Minority parties that entered over the quota seats
Turkmen Development Party
Türkmen Kalkınma Partisi
TKP Turkmen nationalism 3,318
2 / 111
Opposition Muhammet Saadeddin Shukr
Turkmen Reform Party
Türkmen Reform Partisi
TRP Turkmen nationalism 3,125
1 / 111
Support Mina Nabi Abdullah
Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council
ܡܘܬܒܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ
Motḇā ʿammāyā kaldāyā suryāyā āṯurāyā
Motwa Assyrian nationalism 2,963
1 / 111
Support Jameel Zaito
Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party
ܓܒܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ
Gaba Demoqrataya d-Bet-Nahrain
BNDP Assyrian nationalism ~2,696
1 / 111
Opposition Romeo Hakkari
Chaldean National Congress
ܡܲܘܬܒܼܵܐ ܐܘܡܬܲܢܵܝܐ ܟܲܠܕܵܝܐ
CNC Chaldean interests ~2,696
1 / 111
Opposition Jinan Jabar Boya
Assyrian Democratic Movement
ܙܘܥܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ
Zawʻá Demoqraṭáyá ʼÁṯuráyá
Zowaa Assyrian nationalism 2,626
1 / 111
Opposition Yacob Yaco
Iraqi Turkmen Front
Irak Türkmen Cephesi
ITF Turkmen nationalism 1,545
1 / 111
Government Hasan Turan
Nation List
Millet Listesi
Millet Turkmen nationalism 885
1 / 111
Opposition Azad Ekrem Muhammet

Parties without representation in the Kurdistan Region Parliament

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Party Abbreviation Ideology Leader
Parties founded after the last regional election 2018
Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movement
بزووتنەوەی پەیوەندیی ئیسلامیی کوردستان
Bizûtineweyî Peywendîyî Îslamîyî Kurdistan
Peywendî Islamism Kamîlî Hacî Elî
National Stance Movement
ڕەوتی هەڵوێستی نیشتیمانی
Rewtî Helwêstî Nîştimanî
Helwêst Kurdish nationalism
Anti-corruption
Welfare politics
Ali Hama Saleh
People's Front
بەرەی گەل
Bereyî Gel
Bereyî Gel Kurdish nationalism
Social democracy
Lahur Sheikh Jangi
Parties founded after 2010
Kurdistan Green Party
پارتی سەوزی کوردستان
Partî Sewzî Kurdistan
Sewzekan Green politics
Animal rights
Milko Baziyanî
Kurdistan Liberal Democratic Party
پارتی لیبرال دیموکراتی کوردستان
Partî Lîbral Dîmukratî Kurdistan
PLDK Liberalism Leadership council
Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement
تەڤگەری ئازادیی کۆمەڵگەی کوردستان
Tevgerî Azadiyî Komelgeyî Kurdistan
Tevgerî Azadiyî Democratic confederalism
Libertarian socialism
Feminism
Tara Husên
Selam Ebdulla
National Coalition
ھاوپەیمانی نیشتیمانی
Hawpeymanî Nîştimanî
Hawpeymanî Kurdish nationalism
Social Democracy
Aram Qadir
Older parties
Democratic National Union of Kurdistan
یەکێتی نەتەوەیی دیموکراتی کوردستان
Yekêtî Netewêyî Dîmukratî Kurdistan
YNDK Kurdish nationalism Xafûr Mexmûrî
Kurdistan Conservative Party
پارتی پارێزگارانی کوردستان
Partî Parêzgaranî Kurdistan
Parêzgaran Kurdish nationalism
Conservatism
Necat Sûrçî
Kurdistan Democratic Liberation Movement
بزووتنەوەی ڕزگاری دیموکراتی کوردستان
Bizûtineweyî Rizgarî Dîmukratî Kurdistan
BRDK Kurdish nationalism Ebdulla Nazenînî
Kurdistan Islamic Movement
بزووتنەوەی ئیسلامی کوردستان
Bizûtineweyî Îslamî Kurdistan
KIM Islamism Erfan Ali Abdulaziz
Kurdistan Laborers' Party
پارتی ڕەنجدەرانی کوردستان
Partî Rencderanî Kurdistan
PRK Kurdish nationalism
Social democracy
Bapir Kamela
Kurdistan Toilers' Party
حزبی زەحمەتکێشانی کوردستان
Hizbî Zehmetkêşanî Kurdistan
Zehmetkêşan Kurdish nationalism
Social democracy
Belên Ebdulla
Movement of the Democratic People of Kurdistan
بزووتنەوەی دیموکراتی گەلی کوردستان
Bizûtineweyî Dîmukratî Gelî Kurdistan
MDPK Kurdish nationalism
Communism
Mam Xidir
Progressive Kurdistan Democratic Party
حزبی پێشکەوتنخوازی دیموکراتی کوردستان
Hizbî Pêşkewtinxiwazî Dîmukratî Kurdistan
PKDP Progressivism
Kurdish nationalism
Amoza Azad
Worker-Communist Party of Kurdistan
حزبی کۆمۆنیستی کرێکاریی کوردستان
Hizbî Komunîstî Krêkariyî Kurdistan
WP Communism
Anti-authoritarianism
Feminism
Osman Hacî Merûf

Defunct parties

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References

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  1. ^ "The Independent High Elections and Referendum Commission". www.khec.krd. Archived from the original on 2016-01-11.