The reactivation of the Kurdistan Parliament marks an important step toward ending the region’s institutional vacuum, restoring its legislative role, and strengthening its constitutional standing at home and abroad.
On November 5, 2026, the Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament hosted consuls and foreign representatives in the Kurdistan Region to discuss the reactivation of the legislature and its role in protecting the region’s constitutional status.
Speaking to The Kurdish Globe, Zaman Hassan, a member of the sixth term of the Kurdistan Parliament from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) faction, described the return of parliamentary activity as a historical and legal necessity for protecting the Kurdistan Region’s position at both domestic and international levels.
During the meeting, Parliament Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed highlighted the legal and constitutional basis for reactivating the legislature, referring to Articles 46, 47, and 48 of Law No. 1 of 1992 and the Parliament’s internal rules of procedure.
According to the parliamentary statement, Fareed said the two-year delay in reactivating Parliament had negatively affected the legal process and posed a threat to the survival and protection of the Kurdistan Region’s constitutional entity.
Hassan said restoring parliamentary activity was essential to ending the legal and constitutional vacuum that had affected the region for two years.
“No constitutional entity can defend its legitimacy and rights without an active parliament,” he said, adding that the absence of an effective legislature had weakened the Kurdistan Region’s ability to respond to political pressures and challenges.
The meeting also carried a message of political unity. Fareed called on all parliamentary factions to return to the chamber and resume their legislative and oversight responsibilities, stressing that reactivating Parliament was not directed against any political party but served the interests of all parties and communities.
Deputy Speaker Rami Nouri and Parliamentary Secretary Muna Kahveci also expressed their support, emphasizing the importance of Parliament in protecting the rights of the region’s ethnic and religious communities.
Hassan said Parliament should serve as an inclusive institution for all political forces, regardless of their differences.
“The reactivation of Parliament is not based on excluding any political party. Instead, it opens the door for all political forces to fulfill their legislative and oversight responsibilities under the law,” he said.
He added that Parliament remained the legitimate institution through which political differences could be addressed, pluralism protected, and peaceful coexistence strengthened.
The international representatives welcomed the reactivation of Parliament, describing it as a positive step toward advancing the democratic process in the Kurdistan Region. They also expressed their interest in strengthening relations with the legislature in the future, according to the parliamentary statement.
Hassan welcomed the diplomatic response, saying international support reflected the importance of legitimate constitutional institutions.
He said the return of parliamentary activity could help rebuild international confidence in the Kurdistan Region’s democratic institutions and strengthen its legal and political position in the coming period.
However, the restoration of parliamentary activity is only the beginning. Its success will ultimately depend on the willingness of political parties to work together, the legislature’s ability to fulfill its constitutional responsibilities, and its capacity to serve as an effective institution representing all communities in the Kurdistan Region.