Hasan Majid, head of the KDP faction in the Kirkuk Provincial Council, explains the reasons behind the party’s return, its oversight priorities, and its commitment to services and peaceful coexistence.
Kirkuk is entering a sensitive political and administrative phase in which stability, peaceful coexistence, and improved public services remain key priorities for its diverse communities. Against this backdrop, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has decided to resume participation in meetings of the Kirkuk Provincial Council.
To discuss the reasons and objectives behind the decision, the Kurdish Globe spoke with Hasan Majid, head of the KDP faction in the Kirkuk Provincial Council.
Responding to public demands
Asked about the main reasons for the KDP’s return, Majid said the decision came in response to widespread demands from the party’s supporters and the public.
“One of the main reasons was the demand from the majority of our supporters and our people,” Majid said. “At the same time, all political blocs—including Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmen—requested the KDP’s return. We conveyed these requests to our leadership, and after careful consideration, the decision was made to return.”
Majid added that anticipated political and administrative changes were another factor. “Following the inauguration of the new prime minister, Ali Zaidi, we are looking toward a series of steps and reforms to combat corruption. Therefore, we considered this an appropriate time to participate again in the provincial council meetings.”
Strengthening oversight and services
Regarding the faction’s priorities, Majid said the KDP would focus on its legal oversight responsibilities within the council.
“We pledge to monitor projects and all administrative activities within the limits of our legal authority, ensuring that services are of good quality and distributed fairly across all areas,” he said.
Majid, who also heads the council’s Economy, Finance, Development and Strategic Planning Committee, emphasized that improving people’s living conditions would remain a major objective.
“Wherever we identify negligence in projects or public services, or whenever public wealth is being wasted, we will immediately intervene and contribute to reducing the hardships and suffering of the people,” he said.
Promoting peaceful coexistence
Majid also highlighted the KDP’s position on coexistence among Kirkuk’s communities.
“By its nature, wherever the Kurdistan Democratic Party is present, its focus is on peace, coexistence, and acceptance of one another,” he said. “Our election slogan was ‘peaceful coexistence and acceptance of the other,’ and we continue to uphold that principle.”
He said the party’s return had received a positive response from the province’s political blocs. According to Majid, a handwritten letter signed on behalf of Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen blocs, including Arab political parties, was presented to the KDP to be conveyed to its political leadership.
“We promise that together we will serve this city and all its communities and ethnicities,” Majid said. “We are elected members of the provincial council to serve all communities, not just one ethnicity.”
The KDP’s return to the Kirkuk Provincial Council comes at a sensitive stage for the province. Majid’s remarks indicate that the faction intends to use its renewed participation to strengthen oversight, improve public services, combat corruption, and promote cooperation among Kirkuk’s diverse communities.
By Frsat Said Shkur