The stagnant situation in the Kurdistan Region is stirring towards the formation of a new government, a process delayed for nearly two years since the elections in October 2024; however, the task may prove difficult due to skirmishes between two camps of rival parties vying for greater influence within the anticipated ministerial lineup.

 

Despite the presence of emerging parties like the New Generation in the alliance map, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), led by Masoud Barzani, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), led by Bafel Talabani, still control the political tempo in the Kurdish region of Iraq.

 

A KDP leader stated that "the continued failure to form a government brings the factions closer to the option of re-elections", while the rival front demands the position of Prime Minister in the region and an equal share of government positions, according to politicians and activists.

 

Both the PUK and the New Generation are betting on an alliance that, so far, secures about 38 seats, bringing them close to the KDP's 39 seats, out of the one hundred seats that make up the Kurdistan Region Parliament.

 

Given this numerical equation, the numerically smaller parties in parliament play the role of a "kingmaker" that can tip the scales for one of the two fronts over the other, leading to an absolute majority (51 seats), which fuels the political squabbles and maneuvers active in the public sphere these days.