Despite ongoing negotiations between major parties, the tenth cabinet and
reactivated parliament remain unresolved nearly 20 months after elections.
Nearly twenty months after the Kurdistan parliamentary elections, efforts to reactivate parliament and form the tenth cabinet are still ongoing, with no final agreement reached among political parties. The elections, held on October 20, 2024, were expected to renew the legislative process and establish a new government, but progress has remained stalled.
Political observers note that the current political and administrative situation in the Kurdistan Region requires urgent cooperation among parties to form a functioning government and restore full parliamentary activity.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which won 39 seats, holds the leading position in initiating government formation, while the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), with 23 seats, remains the second-largest party. Both sides have conducted multiple rounds of negotiations and reached partial understandings on key issues, but these have not yet translated into a final agreement.
In a recent statement, the KDP Political Bureau said it has continued efforts since the end of the sixth parliamentary term to reactivate the region’s institutions in accordance with the law and electoral outcomes. The party emphasized that President Masoud Barzani and the KDP have consistently pursued dialogue through meetings, messages, delegations, and proposals aimed at breaking the political deadlock.
The statement further noted that despite continuous efforts to move discussions from public discourse to formal negotiation tables, the necessary consensus has not been achieved. It stressed that the current situation is harmful to the region’s stability, governance, and institutional progress.
The KDP also called on all parliamentary parties—both major and minor—to return to the parliament chamber and engage in constructive dialogue to restore legislative activity and reach practical solutions that can be implemented through parliamentary decisions.
The ongoing stalemate highlights the need for renewed political consensus to move forward with government formation and ensure the effective functioning of Kurdistan’s institutions.