After multiple delays and political disputes, the autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq has announced that parliamentary elections will be held on October 20. The elections were originally scheduled for October 2022 and faced several postponements, most recently due to a controversy surrounding the number of seats in the legislature. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) initially boycotted the elections after a federal court ruling reduced the number of seats, but later reversed its decision after five seats were reserved for minorities. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the other major political force in the region, has consistently advocated for holding the elections.
