SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United Nations on Monday called on the political parties in the Kurdistan Region to join a meeting on Thursday to exchange their views as the Region is closing to parliamentary elections.
“UNAMI invited representatives of political parties in the Kurdistan Region for a joint closed meeting on Thursday 26 May,” U.N. envoy to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said in a tweet.
“With the KR elections scheduled for 1 October 2022, this meeting provides a welcome and timely opportunity for a direct exchange of views,” she added.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani set October 1 as the date of the 6th parliamentary elections in a decree he signed in February.
The Kurdistan Region held parliamentary elections in September 2018. Parliamentary elections are held every four years in the Kurdistan Region. A minimum quota of 30% of seats in the 111-seat house is reserved for women and 11 seats for parties representing minorities.
