Sunday, 26 July, 2009 , 14:41 AFP — A new opposition party in Iraqi Kurdistan said on Sunday that it has made a major breakthrough towards ending the region's long dominance by the two main former rebel factions.
Sunday, 26 July, 2009 , 13:38 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan's two dominant parties, the KDP and PUK, for the first time face a credible opposition in Goran (Change in Kurdish), which could win as many as 30 seats in the 111-seat regional assembly following Saturday's elections.
Sunday, 26 July, 2009 , 11:33 AFP — A new opposition party in Iraqi Kurdistan said on Sunday that it had made a major breakthrough towards ending the region's long dominance by the two main former rebel factions.
Sunday, 26 July, 2009 , 08:49 AFP — A new dissident party in Iraqi Kurdistan said Sunday it won most votes in the region's second city in weekend elections, raising the prospect of a strong opposition in parliament for the first time.
Sunday, 26 July, 2009 , 07:45 AFP — Two Kurds, members of Turkey's main Kurdish political party, have been found shot and killed near the Iraqi border, security sources said Sunday.
Sunday, 26 July, 2009 , 07:21 AFP — A new opposition party vying to break the grip of Iraqi Kurdistan's long dominant former rebel factions said on Sunday that it won the most votes in the region's second city of Sulaimaniyah in this weekend's election.
Sunday, 26 July, 2009 , 01:19 AFP — Preliminary counting was underway Sunday in presidential and legislative elections in Iraqi Kurdistan, with the region locked in disputes with Baghdad over land and oil.
Saturday, 25 July, 2009 , 20:08 AFP — Iraq's Kurds cast their votes Saturday in presidential and legislative polls expected to confirm the grip on power of regional leaders locked in dispute with Baghdad over land and oil.
Saturday, 25 July, 2009 , 20:00 AFP — Voter turnout in presidential and legislative polls in Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Saturday was 78.5 percent, the electoral commission said citing preliminary figures.
Saturday, 25 July, 2009 , 19:48 AFP — Voter turnout in presidential and legislative polls in Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Saturday was 78.5 percent, the electoral commission said citing preliminary figures.
