List of political parties in the Kurdistan Region

This article lists political parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament, their ideologies, votes in the latest election, number of MPs, and leaders. A second part shows parties not represented in the parliament. The list is updated based on the 2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election.

Parties represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament Sources: Party Abbreviation Ideology Votes % Seats Leader Kurdistan Democratic Partyپارتی دیموکراتی کوردستانPartiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê KDP Kurdish nationalismConservatism 809,197 4315% Masoud Barzani Patriotic Union of Kurdistanیەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستانYekêtiyî Nîştimaniyî Kurdistan PUK Kurdish nationalismSocial democracy 408,141 2177% Bafel Talabani New Generation Movementجوڵانه‌وه‌ی نه‌وه‌ی نوێCulaneweyî Neweyî Niwê NG Liberalism 290,991 1552% Shaswar Abdulwahid Kurdistan Islamic Unionیەکگرتووی ئیسلامیی کوردستانYekgirtûyî Îslamiyî Kurdistan Yekgirtû IslamismSocial conservatism 116,981 624% Salahaddin Bahaaddin Kurdistan Justice Groupکۆمه‌لی دادگەری کوردستانKomelî Dadgerî Kurdistan Komelî Kurdish IslamismSocial conservatism 64,710 345% Ali Bapir National Stance Movementڕەوتی هەڵوێستی نیشتیمانیRewtî Helwêstî Nîştimanî Halwest Kurdish nationalismAnti-corruption 55,775 297% Ali Hama Saleh People's Frontبەرەی گەلBereyî Gel People's Front Kurdish nationalismSocial democracy 33,365 178% Lahur Talabani Kurdistan Region Coalition "Two coalitions have been registered so far: the Kurdistan Region Coalition (Kurdistan Social Democratic Party, Kurdistan Communist Party - Iraq, and the Kurdistan Toilers’ Party) and the Sardam Coalition (Kurdistan Laborers' Party, Kurdistan Conservative Party, and the Democratic National Union of Kurdistan)" Kurdistan Region Coalition Kurdish nationalism 13,199 070% Mohammed Haji Mahmoud Gorran Movementبزووتنەوەی گۆڕانBizûtineweyî Gorran Gorran Kurdish nationalismSocial liberalism 11,621 062% Dana Ahmed Majid Sardam Coalition Sardam Coalition Kurdish nationalism 15,581 1% Mohammed Haji Mahmoud Kurdistan Islamic Movementبزووتنەوەی ئیسلامی کوردستانBizûtineweyî Îslamî Kurdistan KIM Islamism 5,503 029% Erfan Ali Abdulaziz Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movementبزووتنەوەی پەیوەندیی ئیسلامیی کوردستانBizûtineweyî Peywendîyî Îslamîyî Kurdistan KIRM Islamism 1,799 010% Kamîlî Hacî Elî National Coalitionھاوپەیمانی نیشتمانیHawpeymanî Nîştimanî HN Kurdish nationalismSocial democracySelf-determinationReformism 1,228 007% Aram Qadir Minority parties that entered over the quota seats Christian Allianceܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܝܢܚܬܐالتحالف المسيحيՔրիստոնեական դաշինք Christian Alliance Assyrian/Armenian interests 12,288 066% Ano Abdoka Babylon Movementحركة بابليون Babylon Movement Assyrian/Christian interests, Islamism (de-facto) 7,399 039% Rayan al-Kildani Turkmen Reform PartyTürkmen Reform Partisi TRP Turkmen nationalism 3,664 020% Muna Kahveci Iraqi Turkmen FrontIrak Türkmen Cephesi ITF Turkmen nationalism 1,725 009% Hasan Turan

Parties without representation in the Kurdistan Region Parliament Party Abbreviation Ideology Leader Parties founded after 2018 Athra Allianceܒܪܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܼܪܐتحالف اثرا "The five parties – the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council, the Beth Nahrin Patriotic Union, the Assyrian Patriotic Party, the Sons of Mesopotamia Party, and the host of the meeting, the Assyrian Democratic Movement – ​​held a meeting on Saturday, (…) " Athra Assyrian nationalism Yacob Yaco Parties founded after 2010 Kurdistan Green Partyپارتی سەوزی کوردستانPartî Sewzî Kurdistan Sewzekan Green politicsAnimal rights Milko Baziyanî Kurdistan Liberal Democratic Partyپارتی لیبرال دیموکراتی کوردستانPartî Lîbral Dîmukratî Kurdistan PLDK Liberalism Leadership council Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movementتەڤگەری ئازادیی کۆمەڵگەی کوردستانTevgerî Azadiyî Komelgeyî Kurdistan Tevgerî Azadiyî Democratic confederalismLibertarian socialismFeminism Tara HusênSelam Ebdulla National Coalitionھاوپەیمانی نیشتیمانیHawpeymanî Nîştimanî Hawpeymanî Kurdish nationalismSocial democracy Aram Qadir Older parties Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Councilܡܘܬܒܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐMotḇā ʿammāyā kaldāyā suryāyā āṯurāyā Motwa Assyrian nationalism Jameel Zaito Bet-Nahrain Democratic Partyܓܒܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢGaba Demoqrataya d-Bet-Nahrain BNDP Assyrian nationalism Romeo Hakkari Assyrian Democratic Movementܙܘܥܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐZawʻá Demoqraṭáyá ʼÁṯuráyá Zowaa Assyrian nationalism Yacob Yaco Nation ListMillet Listesi Millet Turkmen nationalism Azad Ekrem MuhammetTurkmen Development PartyTürkmen Kalkınma Partisi TKP Turkmen nationalism Muhammet Saadeddin Shukr Democratic National Union of Kurdistanیەکێتی نەتەوەیی دیموکراتی کوردستانYekêtî Netewêyî Dîmukratî Kurdistan YNDK Kurdish nationalism Xafûr Mexmûrî Kurdistan Conservative Partyپارتی پارێزگارانی کوردستانPartî Parêzgaranî Kurdistan Parêzgaran Kurdish nationalismConservatism Necat Sûrçî Kurdistan Democratic Liberation Movementبزووتنەوەی ڕزگاری دیموکراتی کوردستانBizûtineweyî Rizgarî Dîmukratî Kurdistan BRDK Kurdish nationalism Ebdulla Nazenînî Kurdistan Laborers' Partyپارتی ڕەنجدەرانی کوردستانPartî Rencderanî Kurdistan PRK Kurdish nationalismSocial democracy Bapir Kamela Kurdistan Toilers' Partyحزبی زەحمەتکێشانی کوردستانHizbî Zehmetkêşanî Kurdistan Zehmetkêşan Kurdish nationalismSocial democracy Belên Ebdulla Movement of the Democratic People of Kurdistanبزووتنەوەی دیموکراتی گەلی کوردستانBizûtineweyî Dîmukratî Gelî Kurdistan MDPK Kurdish nationalismCommunism Mam Xidir Progressive Kurdistan Democratic Partyحزبی پێشکەوتنخوازی دیموکراتی کوردستانHizbî Pêşkewtinxiwazî Dîmukratî Kurdistan PKDP ProgressivismKurdish nationalism Amoza Azad Worker-communist Party of Kurdistanحزبی کۆمۆنیستی کرێکاریی کوردستانHizbî Komunîstî Krêkariyî Kurdistan WP CommunismAnti-authoritarianismFeminism Osman Hacî Merûf Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraqحزبی شیوعی كوردستان - عیراقHizbî Şiyuî Kurdistan – Îraq WP CommunismKurdish nationalismCivil liberties Kawa Mahmud

Defunct parties Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan Future Party (Ayinde) Kurdish Tribal Association Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party Kurdistan Revolutionary Party Shursh Hawpa See also List of political parties in Iraq List of political parties in Rojava

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