Region: Joint Committee will soon begin to resolve the differences between Erbil and Baghdad

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3 blocks in the parliament of Kurdistan to vote on the election of a president of the region

Political | 11:23 - 28/05/2019

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazin News 
Three Kurdish blocs announced in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, Tuesday, boycotted the vote on the selection of a president of the region. 
A Kurdish parliamentary source told Mawazine News that "the blocks of movement of the new generation and the Kurdistan Islamic Group and the Kurdistan Islamic Union decided today, to boycott the vote for any of the candidates to take over the presidency of the region in today's meeting." 
The source added that "the new generation bloc will boycott today's session, and will not attend because of its objections to the multiple powers that will be granted by the amendment of the law to the President of the region."

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The President of the Parliament of Kurdistan begins presenting CVs of candidates for the presidency of the region

Political | 11:34 - 28/05/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD - Mawazine News 
The head of the Parliament of Kurdistan Vala Farid, on Tuesday, introduced biographies of candidates for the presidency of the province. 
A Kurdish parliamentary source, for / Mawazin News /, "The President of the Parliament of the Kurdistan region Vla Fred began during today's session, presenting the curriculum vitae of candidates for the presidency of the region." 
The Parliament of Kurdistan, today, held its own session to elect a new president for the province

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National Union breaks the political agreement with the Democratic

Political | 11:33 - 28/05/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD - Mawazine News 
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced on Tuesday that it was breaking its political agreement with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). 
Party spokesman, Latif Sheikh Omar, said that "the Union party will not participate in the voting session to choose the president of the region." 
Sheikh Omar, "to break the political agreement with the Kurdistan Democratic Party." 
And held the Parliament of Kurdistan today, its special selection of a new head of the province amid the province blocks the mobility of the new generation and the Kurdistan Islamic Group and the Kurdistan Islamic Union to vote. Ended 29 / a 43

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The National meets to resolve his position on the vote for Najafan to assume the presidency of the region and put a condition in front of the Democrat

Political | 11:30 - 28/05/2019

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazin News 
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, on Tuesday, a meeting to resolve his position to vote for Najarvan Barzani to take over the presidency of the region. While setting a condition for the KDP. 
A political source, told / Mawazin News /, "The Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan held a meeting today, to resolve his position on the vote of Najarvan Barzani." 
The source added that "the Union has established a condition that the Democratic pledge to resolve the issue of the governor of Kirkuk, in exchange for the vote for Najafaran."

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Nechervan Barzani was elected president of the region

Political | 11:38 - 28/05/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD - Mawazine News The 
parliament of the Kurdistan region, elected Tuesday, Nigervan Barzani as president of the region. 
A Kurdish parliamentary source, told / Mawazin News /, "The Kurdistan Regional Parliament voted during its meeting today, the selection of Nigervan Barzani as president of the region." 
The source added that "Barzani received 68 members out of 81." 
Najran Idris Mustafa Barzani is:  
- Born on 21 September 1966 in Barzan area 
- Immigrated with his family to Iran in 1975 
- Joined the Faculty of Political Science at Tehran University  
- Became a member of the Political Bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1989 
- In 1996 was elected Deputy Prime Minister Kurdistan Region 
- became the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region (for the fourth cabin) in 1999  
- In 2006 became the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region (the unified government)
- Re-elected prime minister again for the years from 2011 to 2013  
- to become prime minister again in 2013 until 2018 - 
became the deputy chairman of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan at the party's thirteenth party 
- elected a candidate for the Democratic Party for the post of President of the Kurdistan Region on 3-12-2018 
- Married, father of four sons: Idris, Jiafian, Rania and Maya.

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After the election of Nigervan as president .. National accuses the Democrat of violating the comprehensive agreement

Political | 12:12 - 28/05/2019

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazin News 
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Tuesday accused the Kurdistan Democratic Party of violating the comprehensive agreement. 
A spokesman for the Union, Latif Sheikh Omar, said that "the Democratic Party to the comprehensive Convention, which belonged to Kirkuk and Baghdad." 
"So we boycotted the parliament session and the agreement is considered flawed," Sheikh Omar said. 
Sheikh Omar said earlier in the day that the Union party will not participate in the voting session to choose the president of the region, stressing the dissolution of the political agreement with the Kurdistan Democratic Party. 
The Kurdistan parliament voted during a session held today, to choose Nigervan Bazani as the new head of the region

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Change announces the date of the formation of the Kurdistan government

Political | 01:06 - 28/05/2019

 

 

 

Baghdad - 
Mawazin News The bloc of change in the Parliament of Kurdistan, on Tuesday, the date of the formation of the government of the region. 
"The new government of the Kurdistan region will be formed before June 20," said head of the bloc Ali Hama Saleh at a news conference held by Mawazin News. 
Saleh added that "this will be in accordance with the plan prepared and the agreement entered into by the Movement of Change, which is in two stages the first selection of a president of the Kurdistan region has finished, and the second in the formation of the government." 
The Kurdistan parliament elected, earlier in the day, Nigervan Barzani as president of the region

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Parliament elects Nechirvan Barzani as new President of Kurdistan Region

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Parliament on Tuesday elected Nechirvan Barzani as the new President of the autonomous Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Archive)

 

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Parliament on Tuesday, by majority vote, elected Nechirvan Barzani as the new President of the autonomous Kurdistan Region.

Barzani received 68 votes out of a possible total of 111 in the Kurdistan Parliament. His four other rivals received no votes.

The session was attended by 81 lawmakers as members of both the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Naway Nwe (New Generation) were absent, accounting for 29 votes that were not cast.

In November 2017, then-President Masoud Barzani announced he would end his already-extended term in the aftermath of the referendum on independence and as Kurdish parties failed to agree on a date for regional elections. Since then, the Kurdistan Region Presidency has been suspended and powers of the president have been delegated to the prime minister, parliamentary speaker, and the regional judiciary.

On May 8, lawmakers passed a draft bill entitled, “The Reactivation of the Office of the President of the Kurdistan Region – Iraq and Amending the Method of Electing the President till the Ratification of a Constitution.”

Key provisions in the new law outline how the president is to be elected. Until now, the position was determined directly by the people through a popular vote. The amendment, however, changed the mechanism, and instead handed the decision-making process to parliament, where the winner must achieve a 50+1 majority.

Nechirvan Barzani is the deputy head of the leading Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). During the Sept. 30 parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region, the KDP increased its number of seats to 45, with the PUK winning 21 seats, and Gorran (Change) Movement securing 12.

Born in 1966, Barzani was elected as the deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region in 1996. He was elected as Prime Minister in 1999 and 2006. He continued serving after subsequently being re-elected to the post in 2011 and 2013, until May 28, 2019.

He is married and has five children.

In addition to his native tongue of Kurdish, Barzani speaks English, Persian, and is proficient in Arabic.

 

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Our correspondent: the election of Nechirvan Barzani as head of the Kurdistan region

Tuesday, May 28

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28-05-2019 01:20 PM

National Union issued a statement on the election of Barzani as president of the Kurdistan region

 

 

Baghdad

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Tuesday issued a statement on the agreement with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to form the government and the parliament session of Kurdistan.

"As is known and after lengthy dialogues and long waiting by the citizens and follow all the ways in order to reach a comprehensive agreement on the mechanism of work and formulate a common vision," said Lattif Sheikh Omar, a spokesman for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) On the internal and external files, we signed agreements with the Kurdistan Democratic Party, an agreement to consolidate the foundations of joint work and address the accumulated problems that have to do with Iraq and the relations of the Kurdistan Region, and the second on the mechanism of the distribution of the joints of governance and provide a kind of balance in the various authorities, "noting that" The fact of the National Union and political parties in the administration of the Kurdistan region. "

He added that "during the agreement with the Democratic Party we wanted to strengthen coordination and work together in Kurdistan to form a new government in the Kurdistan region, a strong government and a stable reform program," noting that "the thought of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the entitlement of our people requires that we work together in Baghdad and to us A joint program to address the outstanding problems between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad. "

"In these agreements, we put Kirkuk as a center to deal with some of the problems in the cut-off areas. We intended to elect a Kurdish governor from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in coordination with the Kurdistan Democratic Party through the provincial council, and at least to be able to intercept the attacks and Arabization campaigns facing the Chauvinistic policies of some Iraqi parties. "

He stressed that "we believe the government is not the formation of a ministerial cabin only, but a bilateral authority is the presidency of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the presidency of the Kurdistan region," pointing out that "was scheduled today to conduct the voting for the election of the President of the Kurdistan region in the Parliament of Kurdistan, but after all this delay and patience To the citizens and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the conclusion of two agreements, so far did not see any step to implement the agreement by the Kurdistan Democratic Party, but on the contrary every time the problems of the file to elect a Kurdish governor of Kirkuk from the share of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

The Office noted that "from this point we know the public opinion in Kurdistan, the results of policies of marginalization and individuality will not be good, and we in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and during all the dialogues we have with the Democratic Party was not our problem in the distribution of positions and the election, And the file of the election of the Governor of Kirkuk to serve the people of Kirkuk steadfast in the beginning of our dialogue, "indicating" we wanted to work together as a team in the Kurdistan Regional Government and Baghdad, but unfortunately we inform you that the Kurdistan Democratic Party puts obstacles and serious obstacles to the implementation of ATV Iqat with the National Union and not committed, so did not participate in the PUK bloc in the parliament session of Kurdistan. "

The Office considered that "the election of the President of the province without the votes of the PUK bloc, will put the file of the resolution and legitimacy in the Kurdistan region in front of new situations, and will put the file of the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government to new possibilities, the outcome and consequences of that policy is unrealistic and how to not fall on the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan , And the responsibility rests with the counterparty. "

The Kurdistan Regional Parliament voted during a session held today, on the election of Nigervan Barzani, head of the Kurdistan region, the province of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the new generation.

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Democratic comment on the province of the national hearing of the selection of the President of Kurdistan

Political | 1:20 - 28/05/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD - Mawazin News 
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) bloc on Tuesday suspended the boycott of the Kurdistan National Union (PUK) bloc for the selection of the president of the Kurdistan region, saying it would affect the agreements between the two parties. 
"The non-participation of the National Union bloc in the vote for Najafan Barzani will affect all the agreements reached between the two parties," said the spokesman of the Democratic Bloc Omid Khoshnao at a news conference, followed by Mawazine News. 
He pointed out that "the Political Bureau of the Democrats will respond at a later time on the position of the Union, and what is important was the process of choosing the president." 
The Kurdistan Regional Parliament voted earlier today to elect Nigervan Pazrani as president of the region.

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Change: Barzani's family seized power and turned into a monarchy controlling all positions

By AhadNA3 View  28/05/2019 01:29 PM | 

 

The Kurdish Change Movement on Tuesday attacked the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) despite the vote on Nijervan Barzani for the presidency of the region, noting that the Barzani family seized power and turned into a monarchy controlling all positions.

The leader of the movement Amin Bakr said in a press statement briefed by the "Covenant News", "The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Islamic and the new generation boycotted the meeting in protest against the failure to implement the terms of the political agreement with the Democratic Party."

Bakr added that "the movement of change supported the vote during today's meeting on the Democratic candidate Nijervan Barzani, who obtained the majority of votes and his ability to take up the position legally."

Bakr said that "the Democratic Party on Barzani's family to the ownership of all positions and able to manage the parliament and the government, which created great public discontent in the Kurdistan region." Finished 2

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Any bets on who the new Prime Minister will be? It appears these two will just change job titles an the corruption continues. Same ole, same ole.....

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DV,  The Barzani's are just as Corrupt as Maliki & Gang.  What a darn joke they are and sneaky as heck....😁😁....Just darn shameful.  PM Madhi needs to get serious and fix all of this crap.

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Thank You and GM Yota , DV's. 

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What a surprise..... I never would’ve guessed that....OMG ! REALLY ???? Who would have guessed....

 

NOT !!!! What a farce!!!!!!

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The Barzani mafia continues in power.

 

I remember an article talking about the family fortune about $370 billion dollars 

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37 minutes ago, Laid Back said:

The Barzani mafia continues in power.

 

I remember an article talking about the family fortune about $370 billion dollars 

And they dont even attempt to hide it.

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21 minutes ago, jg1 said:

And they dont even attempt to hide it.

Agree my friend, 👍🏼

 

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We’re BIG TIME crooks and we don’t care who knows it ....... “ Can’t Touch This “ ... que MC HAMMER music 🎼 🎶 

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World

 

 

US State Department congratulates Nechirvan Barzani on presidency

By Rudaw 47 minutes ago

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Photo: Morgan Ortagus was named spokesperson for the US State Department on April 3, 2019. File photo: Getty via AFP

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US State Department congratulated incumbent Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on Tuesday, following the Kurdistan Region’s parliament electing him to the post of presidency. 

“We’ve worked with him on many important issues, including regional security, economic reform, and repairing relations between the KRG and the government of Iraq,” State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus responded to a question from Rudaw’s Namo Abdulla at a press briefing.

She explained that the United States enjoyed “a close relationship” with Barzani when he served as the KRG premier.

"We are confident that he will remain a close partner on these priorities moving forward and we congratulate him”, the spokesperson added.

The US has led the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) and provided support in weapons and training to Iraqi and Peshmerga forces through Baghdad.

The United States continues to support the Peshmerga through training and professionalization efforts, in addition to backing Kurdish and Iraqi forces against ISIS remnants in the disputed areas. 

Barzani as president will be the commander-in-chief of the Kurdistan Region’s security forces following his inauguration. The prime ministership was delegated control of the security forces after Nechirvan’s predecessor and uncle Masoud Barzani chose to step down as president in November 2017.

The election of Nechirvan Barzani comes on the heels of heightened US-Iranian tensions which could have deep repercussions for Iraq. Erbil has said that it would follow Baghdad’s lead on how to proceed with US sanctions targeting Iran.

Earlier this month, the State Department ordered all non-emergency personnel to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil amid an unspecified threat. 

Washington funds two brigades of Peshmerga directly. The Congress is reviewing a $750 billion defense budget for Fiscal Year 2020. It includes $126 for Peshmerga salaries and $95 million for Peshmerga reforms. 

The total request includes $745 million for Iraq and $300 million for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), border guards, and the US base at its At Tanf garrison on the Iraq-Jordan border. 

On the humanitarian front through its USAID program, Washington aims to assist Iraq and the Kurdistan Region’s religious minorities. Sam Brownback, US Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom told Rudaw last week that now ISIS has been defeated more has to be done so that groups like the Yezidis can return. 
 

Since the beginning of the conflict against ISIS in 2014, the KRG has hosted 1.8 million IDPs and over 200,000 refugees from Syria. Around 98 percent of Syrians that fled to Iraq, have sought refuge in the Kurdistan Region.

 

Following the fallout in domestic and international relations between Erbil and others after the independence referendum and events of October 16, 2017, Barzani as KRG prime minister worked — largely successfully — to re-establish them at home, regionally, and abroad. 

Barzani was elected on Tuesday to fill the vacant post of president by the Kurdistan Region parliament on Tuesday. He secured 68 votes with four opponents receiving none. 

The president-elect is deputy of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) the largest party in the Kurdistan Region. The second largest is the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) with 21 seats in the parliamentary body. It boycotted the session on Tuesday, claiming the KDP has acted unilaterally in regards to resetting the presidency law.

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World Leaders, Diplomats Congratulate Nechirvan Barzani

 

 BasNews   29/05/2019 - 01:04  Published inKurdistan

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/523932

ERBIL - Leaders and diplomats around the world have welcomed the election of Nechirvan Barzani as the new President of the Kurdistan Region, expecting a brighter future for the region with the new Kurdish leader.

Barzani won a total of 68 votes while 81 lawmakers attended Tuesday's parliamentary session.

"Congratulations to the new President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani. There are few more skilled and talented leaders, which the Middle East region needs at such an important time," Brett McGurk, a former US envoy in Iraq and Syria, wrote on Twitter.

The US consulate general in Erbil also congratulated the Kurdish leader and said that "we look forward to working with President Barzani over the coming four years."

The US Department of State, meanwhile, welcomed the election and praised Barzani as a "close partner."

"We've enjoyed close relationship with him [Barzani], of course... We worked with him on many important issues including regional security, economic reform and repairing relations between the KRG [Kurdistan Regional Government] and the government of Iraq. We are confident that he will remain a close partner on these priorities," US Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus told reporters on Tuesday.

Andrew Murrison, British Minister of State for the Middle East, also congratulated Nechirvan Barzani in an online statement on his Twitter account.

"Congratulations to PMBarzani on his election as President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by the KurdistanParl. The UK looks forward to ever stronger relations with Kurdistan."

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu offered congratulations to the Kurdish leader during a phone call on Tuesday evening, while Barzani hoped for further strengthening the bilateral ties between the sides.

Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi held a phone call with Barzani on Tuesday and congratulated him on his election as the new President of the Kurdistan Region, hailing his role in improving the relations between Erbil and Baghdad through peaceful methods.

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Halbusi, in the meantime, congratulated Barzani in a phone call while expressing his trust in the new Kurdish president.

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Officials wish Nechirvan Barzani success as Kurdistan Region president

By Rudaw 5 hours ago 

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The European Union Ambassador to Iraq Ramon Blecau talks about the election of Nechirvan Barzani to the presidency of the Kurdistan Region while in Erbil on May 28, 2019. Photo: Rudaw TV

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Many foreign diplomats congratulated and welcomed on Tuesday the ascension of Nechirvan Barzani to the Kurdistan Region's presidency, saying they look forward to working with him to make the most of the opportunities ahead and further development.

“I would like first of all to congratulate the newly elected president. I think it is a very important step that will set also in motion the government formation. We really encourage this process and we think it is extremely important for the KRG to be fully operational,” Ramon Blecau, the European Union Ambassador to Iraq, told Rudaw in Erbil.

“It is a critical moment for the region and also the stability of Iraq. And I think the contribution of the process here in Kurdistan is extremely important.”

 

Ramon Blecau, EU Ambassador to Iraq, in Erbil on May 28, 2019. Video: Rudaw

Blecau expressed regret that the election of Barzani didn’t proceed in accordance with the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) government formation deal with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

“We will have been glad if this was the result of the political agreement that had been negotiated. It is regretful that sometimes party politics could be an obstacle to it. But I am sure the Kurdish political leaders will manage to solve this and really find the necessary consensus to put this process forward in the best interest of the Kurdish people,” he told Rudaw.

“It is regretful that intraparty politics have put at risk [the] KDP-PUK agreement when KRI [Kurdistan Region of Iraq] needs consensus,” his tweet reads on the same matter.

However, Blecau expressed optimism about further improvement of relations between the Kurdistan Region and EU under Barzani’s presidency.

“I believe he is extremely well-positioned to really push for this operation between KRG and European Union even further...” adding that talks have already been started to this end. 

French Consul General to Erbil Dominique Mas congratulated Barzani and called on him and all political leaders in the Kurdistan Region to “now work hard in order to fulfill the commitments taken during the electoral campaign about providing social services, about providing security, about providing jobs.”

Mas said relations between France and the Kurdistan Region go back a long way and that these relations will continue under Barzani’s presidency.

 

French Consul General to Erbil Dominique Mas in Erbil on May 28, 2019. Video: Rudaw

“Our relations won’t change … as long as we can together, France and Kurdistan, work for the benefit of the people of Kurdistan.”

 

With the election, the “Kurdistan Region is facing with very important and historic opportunity for development,” Chinese Consul General to Erbil Ni Ruchi told Rudaw.

 

“I am ready to work with him to promote the relationship and the cooperation between China and Kurdistan Region in political, economic, cultural and other fields to make greater progress,” he added. “The friendship between China and Kurdistan Region has a long-standing history."

 

Chinese Consul General to Erbil Ni Ruchi in Erbil on May 28, 2019. Video: Rudaw

 

The Republic of Korea’s Consul General to Erbil Choi Kwang-Jin sees Barzani’s presidency as an opportunity for Seoul and Erbil to strengthen ties.

“I believe that he will bring about new leaf of the bilateral relationship history in terms of the political exchange, economic cooperation, and personal relationship, and so on,” Kwang-Jin told Rudaw.


 

Choi Kwang-Jin, the Republic of Korea’s Consul General to Erbil on May 28, 2019. Video: Rudaw

 

One of Iraq's main trading partners, Iran, offered their congratulations to its neighbour. “The election of his Excellency Nechirvan Barzani will lead to a brighter path in relations between Iran and the Kurdistan Region,” Iran Consul General to Sulaimani Saadullah Masoudian told Rudaw. 

Barzani graduated from the University of Tehran and is fluent in Farsi. 

Erbil has said it will follow Baghdad's lead amid mounting tensions between Iran and the US. 

 

The US Embassy in Iraq also welcomed the occasion, expressing the desire to work with the Kurdish leader in his new role.

 

“We look forward to continuing our work and cooperation together in his new role over the next four years,” the embassy tweeted.

 

The US State Department later said it is confident that Barzani would remain "a close partner."

“We’ve worked with him on many important issues, including regional security, economic reform, and repairing relations between the KRG and the government of Iraq,” State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus responded to a question from Rudaw’s Namo Abdulla at a press in Washington, D.C. 

 

 

Hennis-Plasschaert, the UNAMI head in Iraq, congratulatedBarzani in a tweet, saying, "The UN family in Iraq looks forward to working closely with him".

 

British Ambassador to Iraq Jon Wilks also expressed his congratulations, saying: “We need to come together as Kurds and Iraqis with friends like the UK to make the most of the opportunities before us.”

 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu congratulated Barzani by telephone, state media in Turkey reported.

 

 

Former Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk also congratulated Barzani, describing him in a tweet as one of the “few more skilled and talented leaders, which the Middle East region needs at such an important time.”
 

Domestic officials react 

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi congratulatedNechirvan Barzani on his election as President of Kurdistan Region, according to a post on Abdul-Mahdi's Facebook page. 

 

The presidential selection drew reactions from across Iraq too.

Speaker of the Iraqi parliament Mohammad al-Halbousi congratulated Barzani. 

Halbousi “expressed confidence in the efficiency and vision of Mr. Barzani, which will enable him to succeed in the performance of his duties, wishing for the presidency and the people of Kurdistan region progress and prosperity.”

Mohammed Penjweni, a Kurdish politician seen as close to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), showed optimism in Barzani’s ability to live up to expectations and tackle the problems of the Region.

“I believe Mr Nechirvan will succeed in resolving important problems in the Kurdistan Region and in neighboring countries,” Penjweni told Rudaw, adding Barzani can also “strengthen relations with other parts of Kurdistan and political parties.”

“Mr Nechirvan Barzani deserves to be president of the Kurdistan Region because he has experience running the government and using diplomacy in resolving problems within the Kurdistan Region and he was successful.”

 

Following the fallout in domestic and international relations between Erbil and others after the independence referendum and events of October 16, 2017, Barzani as prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Regional (KRG) worked — largely successfully — to re-establish them at home, regionally, and abroad. 
 

Barzani was elected to fill the vacant post of president by the Kurdistan Region parliament on Tuesday. He secured 68 votes with four opponents receiving none. 

 

The president-elect is deputy of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) the largest party in the Kurdistan Region. The second largest is the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) with 21 seats in the parliamentary body. It boycotted the session on Tuesday, claiming the KDP has acted unilaterally in regards to resetting the presidency law.

 

Update 11:25 p.m.

 

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Formation of KRG to likely take 2-3 months: Kurdish politician

 

Kurdish politician Mahmoud Othman expected that the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will take between two to three months, in light of disputes between the Kurdish main parties.

There is no final agreement between the Kurdish parties on posts in the new government, Othman said, adding that disputes have continued for nearly eight months.

"There is no transparency in the process of negotiations between the Kurdish parties, and all their talks are taking place secretly and far from the media," he said.

The parliament of Kurdistan on Tuesday choseNechirvan Barzani as president of the Kurdistan region, while the government is scheduled to be formed as soon as possible.

 

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/41068/Formation-of-KRG-to-likely-take-2-3-months-Kurdish-politician