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Bahçeli’s Offer to Meet Jailed PKK Leader Sets Off Political Earthquake in Ankara
In a speech to his party’s parliamentary group, the leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and key Erdoğan ally, Devlet Bahçeli, declared that he is prepared to travel personally…
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Iraq elections: militias designated as terrorist organizations by the US take 80 parliamentary seats
Among the Shia militias that have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the United States, at least ten have contested the elections through political parties. Although militias are not…
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Sadiqoun’s surge: how Qais al-Khazali’s movement became Iraq’s largest Shia party in parliament
In last week’s Iraqi parliamentary elections, the Sadiqoun Movement – the political wing of Asaib Ahl al-Haq – emerged as the largest Shia party in the Iraqi parliament in terms of…
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Turkey Eyes Return of Diyarbakır Mothers’ Children as Prelude to Öcalan Visit
A new round of briefings in Ankara suggests that the next moves in the Turkey–PKK peace track are converging around two linked steps: a staged return to Turkey of PKK…
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Disputed Territories: PUK Rises as KDP Loses Ground in 2025 Vote
The shift inside the Kurdish camp in the disputed territories between the 2021 and the 11 November 2025 elections needs to be read against a change in the electoral system.…
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How the KDP Reshaped Iraq’s Minority Quota Map in the 2025 Elections
The results of the nine quota seats for the Iraqi parliamentary elections held on 11 November are as follows: The KDP has managed to win five quota seats that it…
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Iraq Parliamentary Results 2025: Full Winners and Seat Breakdown
Here are the parliamentary seat results based on the November 11 elections, based on the official figures released by the Iraqi High Election Commission. Overall, Shia-led lists have secured at…
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Iraq’s Election Reshuffles Shia Power Dynamics While Sectarian Balance Holds
Preliminary results show Shia parties collectively securing approximately 185 of 329 parliamentary seats, broadly consistent with their previous representation. Kurdish parties won around 60 seats, while Sunni parties captured 70-72…
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Tomorrow’s Iraqi general election: high stakes for KRG cabinet formation and Erbil–Baghdad relations
Iraqis, including voters in the Kurdistan Region, are heading to the polls in parliamentary elections. For the Kurdistan Region, the balance of power between the two ruling parties, the KDP…
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How ‘private sector’ patronage networks are reshaping politics in the Kurdistan Region
As the Iraqi parliamentary elections slated for November 11 approach, the two ruling Kurdish parties – the KDP and PUK – are expected to secure a large majority of the…
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