Disagreements over the elections have evolved into skirmishes in the Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan

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[size=52]Disagreements over the elections have evolved into skirmishes in the Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan[/size]

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[size=45]Skirmishes and fistfights took place on Monday inside the parliament of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region, against the background of related disputes The commission responsible for organizing the region's elections scheduled for November, as stated by deputies.[/size]
[size=45]On November 18, the president of the autonomous Kurdistan region located in northern Iraq decided A date for parliamentary elections, after extending the 111-seat parliament for one year, due to political tension. Between the two major parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.[/size]
[size=45]In the current parliament, the Kurdistan Democratic Party holds the majority with 45 seats, followed by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan with 21 seats.[/size]
[size=45]It seems that the differences returned to the fore after skirmishes and fistfights during the Monday session, following the objection of the union representatives Kurdistan National Assembly to vote on activating the work of the Electoral Commission and adding this item to the agenda in At the last minute, they considered the session "illegal", in return for the KDP's efforts to continue the session The vote is legal.[/size]
[size=45]A video posted on the YouTube account of the Kurdish parliament showed a group of deputies standing at the position of the speaker of the parliament They waved their hands while some stood on tables and others tore papers.It appeared in clips that were published On social media, the deputies were fighting each other, and this happened after the Speaker of Parliament, Rewaz Faiq, who is from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, to adjourn the session and withdraw from the hall.[/size]
[size=45]In press statements, the head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Ziyad Jabbar, accused the Democratic Party of refusing to adjourn the session. "This led to tension and chaos in the parliament session."[/size]
[size=45]Jabbar said, “We, as the Union bloc, refused to allow an illegal session to pass in Parliament … but unfortunately it happened Chaos and they attacked a number of members of our bloc ». Jabbar added that he suffered a minor head injury.[/size]
[size=45]And he considered that "the session was adjourned legally... and any step that takes place will be illegal."[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc, Zana Mulla Khaled, insisted in a press conference after the session That the “adjournment of the session” by the Speaker of Parliament was not legal because “it should have been.” be put to a vote.”[/size]
[size=45]For her part, Faeq confirmed in a statement that “the results of the session after the postponement will not have any legal value ».[/size]
[size=45]The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan added the vote to extend the life of the Commission to the agenda of the session in a statement Sunday is a step that “contradicts the political agreement between the political forces and the parliamentary blocs.” This comes after Two weeks of a meeting between the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani With the head of the regional government, Masrour Barzani.[/size]
[size=45]The Kurdistan Democratic Party dominates, especially in Erbil, and assumes the presidency of the region and the presidency of the government therein. On the other hand, since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, all the presidents of the Republic of Iraq have been from the Union Kurdistan National.[/size]
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