SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region – The beleaguered PUK plans to launch talks with Kurdish and Iraqi parties as it seeks to rebuild relations with its compatriots and form a national strategy for the Kurdistan Region.
The party’s politburo met on Saturday to discuss the Iraqi parliamentary election results and options for forming the next federal government. The meeting concluded with the formation of committees to negotiate with parties in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
“In the meeting, the politburo reiterated the continuation of efforts to resolve problems among the parties of Kurdistan, a unanimous strategy for Kurdistan after this election, learning from the disadvantages of lacking unity among Kurdistani parties over the past four years, and a joint agenda across Iraq to materialize constitutional, political and economic rights in the government,” read a statement from the PUK politburo’s media office.
Kurdish parties have accused the PUK of manipulating election results. Gorran reported that the PUK’s armed forces had attacked their headquarters on the election night as the dispute over the vote escalated. The PUK has denied the incident.
The “PUK’s door is open for joint work with all the parties. To this end, the politburo formed a high committee to hold talks across Kurdistan,” the statement read.
The PUK secured 18 seats in the Iraqi parliament – this result has been questioned since the party has been in apparent disarray after losing control of Kirkuk and the defection of its former leadership member Barham Salih.
The PUK’s politburo also formed a committee tasked with holding talks with Iraqi parties as negotiations to form a new government get underway. Though Muqtada al-Sadr’s Sayirun alliance emerged the winner, it only secured 54 seats in the 329-seat chamber and will need to hammer out a deal with other blocs in order to govern.
The PUK’s acting head, Kosrat Rasul, congratulated Sadr on his win.
“Your victory comes from your efforts to save Iraq from corruption and the corrupt. It's a victory for all Iraqis for the achievement of social justice in the new Iraq,” he wrote in the missive published by Sadr’s office on Saturday.
“As the PUK we insist on coordination and cooperation for the formation of a strong government that will represent all the peoples of Iraq and committed to the constitution,” Rasul continued.
The PUK’s leadership council and central council will meet next week.
The party’s politburo met on Saturday to discuss the Iraqi parliamentary election results and options for forming the next federal government. The meeting concluded with the formation of committees to negotiate with parties in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
“In the meeting, the politburo reiterated the continuation of efforts to resolve problems among the parties of Kurdistan, a unanimous strategy for Kurdistan after this election, learning from the disadvantages of lacking unity among Kurdistani parties over the past four years, and a joint agenda across Iraq to materialize constitutional, political and economic rights in the government,” read a statement from the PUK politburo’s media office.
Kurdish parties have accused the PUK of manipulating election results. Gorran reported that the PUK’s armed forces had attacked their headquarters on the election night as the dispute over the vote escalated. The PUK has denied the incident.
The “PUK’s door is open for joint work with all the parties. To this end, the politburo formed a high committee to hold talks across Kurdistan,” the statement read.
The PUK secured 18 seats in the Iraqi parliament – this result has been questioned since the party has been in apparent disarray after losing control of Kirkuk and the defection of its former leadership member Barham Salih.
The PUK’s politburo also formed a committee tasked with holding talks with Iraqi parties as negotiations to form a new government get underway. Though Muqtada al-Sadr’s Sayirun alliance emerged the winner, it only secured 54 seats in the 329-seat chamber and will need to hammer out a deal with other blocs in order to govern.
The PUK’s acting head, Kosrat Rasul, congratulated Sadr on his win.
“Your victory comes from your efforts to save Iraq from corruption and the corrupt. It's a victory for all Iraqis for the achievement of social justice in the new Iraq,” he wrote in the missive published by Sadr’s office on Saturday.
“As the PUK we insist on coordination and cooperation for the formation of a strong government that will represent all the peoples of Iraq and committed to the constitution,” Rasul continued.
The PUK’s leadership council and central council will meet next week.
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