The Iraqi Communist criticizes the decision to abolish the Kurdistan Parliament quota: positive disc

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[size=52]The Iraqi Communist criticizes the decision to abolish the Kurdistan Parliament quota: positive discrimination they have enjoyed since 1991[/size]

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03-18-2024
The Iraqi Communist Party demanded, on Monday, ensuring the representation of minorities in the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region, considering the Federal Supreme Court’s decision to abolish the region’s quota, to cancel positive discrimination that Kurdistan has enjoyed since 1991.[/size]
[size=45]The Political Bureau of the Iraqi Communist Party said, in a statement, “The Federal Supreme Court issued, on February 21, 2024, a decision limiting the seats in the Kurdistan Parliament to one hundred members, which means canceling the quota seats in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, amounting to (11) seats, for national minorities.” Chaldeans, Assyrians, Syriacs, Turkmens, and Armenians), and abolishing the positive discrimination they had enjoyed since the first elections held in the Kurdistan Region in 1991.”[/size]
[size=45]The party continued in its statement: “The principle of allocating seats for minorities dates back to the beginning of the formation of the Kurdistan Parliament, where the political leadership of the Kurdistan Front allocated five seats to represent minorities under a system based on considering Kurdistan as one district, and for this reason representatives of minorities were able to enter the regional parliament.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "The Federal Court's decision has made it difficult for representatives of minorities to gain access to parliamentary seats, in light of the electoral system approved by the court, which divided the region into four electoral districts."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that “the permanent Iraqi constitution recognized that Iraq is a country of multiple nationalities, religions and sects and affirmed the political rights of national minorities in Articles 49 and 125 and their representation in the legislative, executive and judicial authorities. Therefore, we find it necessary to facilitate the achievement of this representation for all national and religious spectrums of our people.”[/size]
[size=45]He stressed that “all relevant parties deal with the problems facing the federal structure and the relationship between the federal authorities and the region from the standpoint of respecting the letter and spirit of the Constitution, the foundations of the democratic construction of the state, and the principle of separation of powers.”[/size]
[size=45]At the conclusion of his statement, he called for “addressing the repercussions of the court’s decision in accordance with these principles, in order to avoid the country from exacerbating the crisis on the one hand, to ensure the integrity of the democratic process, and to remove the injustice that befell members of national minorities in their political representation in the regional parliament.”[/size]
[size=45]On February 21, 2024, the Federal Court issued decisions regarding the Kurdistan Parliament elections law, which included the abolition of “quota” seats, and that the Independent High Commission for Federal Elections be dissolved in place of the Kurdistan Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani considered the Federal Court’s decision to abolish the quota for components in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament elections “a blow to partnership and coexistence.”[/size]
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