Residents of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are going to the polls in long-awaited parliamentary elections under the shadow of ongoing rivalries, economic instability, and unresolved d

Voters in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are casting their ballots in delayed parliamentary elections amid disenchantment with political leaders and economic instability. The elections on Sunday are for 100 members of parliament,

The primary competitors are the two dominant Kurdish parties: the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi Kurds voted on Sunday for a new regional parliament amid an economic crisis caused by an enforced halt in oil exports and corrosive rivalry between the two main political parties.

Voters in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich region, where voters have expressed disenchantment with the political elite. Iraqi Kurdistan presents itself as a relative oasis of stability in the turbulent Middle East,

Iraqi Kurds began voting on Sunday in a long-overdue parliamentary election for their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq. The vote, which was delayed multiple times due to political disputes, aims to elect 100 lawmakers who will later select a parliament speaker,

Iraqi Kurds began casting their ballots on Sunday in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq’s first parliamentary election since 2018 amid growing internal political rifts and tension between the governments in Erbil and Baghdad.