PUK Official: No Government in Iraq or Kurdistan Can Be Formed Without the PUK

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Aras Mohammed Agha, head of the Itihad Ahl Nainawa [Nineveh People’s Union] Coalition, affirmed that no political party in Iraq or the Kurdistan Region can form a government without the participation of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

Speaking to PUKMEDIA, Agha stated: “During the Kurdistan parliamentary elections, the PUK succeeded in reshaping the political landscape of the region. No party will be able to form the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) without the PUK.”

He further stressed that the PUK has been a central pillar of governance in the Kurdistan Region and a key force in rebuilding Iraq following the fall of Baghdad in 2003, adding that its role remains indispensable in any future government formation.

“So, no party can form a government, whether in Iraq or the region, without the participation of the PUK,” he said.

The PUK is contesting the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for 11 November, across several governorates, presenting its candidates on an independent list numbered 222 in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah (including Halabja), Duhok, Kirkuk, and Diyala. In Nineveh Governorate, the PUK is running as part of the "Nineveh People’s Union Coalition" with number 281, while in Saladin it is fielding one candidate within the "National Masses Coalition" with number 240.

Overall, the PUK is entering the elections with 156 candidates: 36 in Sulaymaniyah, 30 in Erbil, 5 in Duhok, 24 in Kirkuk, 28 in Diyala, 31 in Nineveh within the Nineveh People’s Union Coalition, and one candidate each in Saladin and Baghdad.



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