Leader Barzani reaffirms Kurdish claim to Iraq’s presidency

2026-02-02 - 16:36

Shafaq News – Erbil Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani said Iraq needs a clear, binding mechanism for electing the president, arguing that the lack of agreed-upon rules has repeatedly produced post-election deadlock, according to a statement from his office. During a meeting in Erbil with a senior delegation from the Shiite Coordination Framework that included caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who leads the Reconstruction and Development Alliance, Badr Organization Secretary-General Hadi al-Amiri, and Al-Asas Alliance head Mohsen al-Mandalawi, alongside other political figures, leader Barzani addressed Iraq’s broader political situation, steps in the political process, the stalled presidential vote, and procedures for forming the next federal government. On the presidency, Barzani affirmed that