IHEC to ratify KRG parliament election results today

Nov. 24, 2024

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The High Council of Commissioners of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is scheduled to meet on Sunday to ratify the results of the Kurdistan Parliament elections.

This development comes after the IHEC's Judicial Committee resolved all 44 election-related appeals on Nov. 18. The appeals period opened on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, during which political parties filed 41 appeals - 25 from Sulaimani, 12 from Erbil, three from Duhok, and one from Halabja.

Final Election Results by Seats:
- Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP): 39 seats
- Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK): 23 seats
- New Generation Movement: 15 seats
- Kurdistan Islamic Union: 7 seats
- Halwest Movement: 4 seats
- Kurdistan Justice Group: 3 seats
- People's Front: 2 seats
- Change Movement (Gorran): 1 seat
- Kurdistan Regional Alliance: 1 seat
- Component Quota: 5 seats

Popular Vote Results:
- Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP): 809,197 votes
- Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK): 408,141 votes
- New Generation Movement: 290,991 votes
- Kurdistan Islamic Union: 116,981 votes
- Halwest Movement: 55,775 votes
- Kurdistan Justice Group: 64,710 votes
- People's Front: 33,365 votes
- Change Movement (Gorran): 11,621 votes
- Kurdistan Regional Alliance: 12,929 votes
- Kurdistan Islamic Movement: 5,503 votes

The Kurdistan Parliament elections represent a crucial democratic process in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The parliament consists of 100 seats, with 5 seats reserved for component quotas representing minority groups.

The 2024 election results show a significant lead for the KDP, followed by the PUK and New Generation Movement, marking potential shifts in the region's political landscape. The election and subsequent appeals process are managed by Iraq's IHEC, demonstrating the constitutional relationship between the Kurdistan Region and federal Iraq in electoral matters.