All Kirkuk Communities Participate in Province's Administration

Kurdistan 01:57 PM - 2024-10-19

Kirkuk citadel.

All communities of Kirkuk province, including Kurds, Turkmens, Arabs, and Christians, are currently participating in the province's local government.

Last week, the first deputy governor of Kirkuk was elected. The first deputy governor, Yawz Hamid Mahmoud, is from the Turkmen community.

The Turkmen community formerly abstained from engaging in Kirkuk's local administration. With Mahmoud's election as the first deputy governor of Kirkuk, every community in Kirkuk is represented in the province's local government.

Earlier, Rebwar Taha, the leader of the Kirkuk is Our Strength & Will Coalition, was elected as the governor of Kirkuk on the share of the Kurdish community.

The Iraqi provincial council elections were held on December 18, 2023. The Kirkuk is Our Strength & Will Coalition, formed by the alliance between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Communist Party, emerged as the leading political force in Kirkuk. It secured the highest number of votes in the province, with a total of 157,639 votes, accounting for 43% of the votes. Additionally, the coalition won 5 seats, establishing its dominance across all communities in the province.

 

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