(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) IRBIL, Dec 18 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Kurdistan's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani called on Monday for parliamentary election to be held in the region, asking the authorities to take necessary steps to organize the process in three months' time.
This call came in a letter by Barzani to the parliament. The letter called on the election authorities in Kurdistan to take the necessary measures to hold elections.
Barzani, who has met various Kurdish leaders, made the decision to ensure the unity of the people of the Kurdistan region.
Within a period of no more than three months, the authorities must assign a date for the election, said Barzani.
The opposition groups in Kurdistan want an immediate dissolving of the current government, a step totally refuted by the major political parties of Kurdistan Democratic Party and Democratic National Union of Kurdistan.
Iraq's supreme election commission announced May 12, 2018, as the date of the country's general election. The Kurdistan region is eager to hold election before Iraq's election.
In 2013, the Kurdistan region witnessed an election in which the Kurdistan Democratic Party won 38 seats in parliament while the Gorran (change) Movement came in second with 24 seats followed by Democratic National Union of Kurdistan and Islamic Dawa Party with 18 seats and 16 seats respectively. There are 110 seats in the Kurdistan regional parliament. (end) sbr.gta
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