Peace Commission to Meet Ocalan as CHP and Yeni Yol Boycott
The Turkish parliament’s peace commission, tasked with the PKK Turkey talks, is set to meet the jailed PKK leader Abdullah…
U.S.-Designated Militias Won Seats on Every Major Shiite List
Among the five biggest Shiite lists to emerge from the November 11 parliamentary elections, each included at least one Shiite…
An Ocalan Visit and the New Architecture of Kurdish Representation
The visit of Syria’s president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, to the White House has largely been framed as a turning point in…
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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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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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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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