Ayad Allawi Congratulates KDP on 80th Anniversary, Calls Eight Decades of Struggle a Milestone in Iraqi Political History
Former Iraqi prime minister praises the KDP's role in consolidating dialogue, democracy, and national partnership, calling for continued joint work to enhance understanding and stability
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi extended his congratulations on Sunday to KDP President Masoud Barzani, the party's leadership, members, and fighters on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, describing eight decades of political presence, struggle, and sacrifice as an important milestone in the history of the Iraqi political movement.
"On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, I extend to my dear brother Masoud Barzani and to the party's leadership, members, and fighters my sincerest congratulations and felicitations," Allawi wrote in a message posted on Sunday.
The former prime minister framed the KDP's eight-decade journey as a contribution that extended well beyond Kurdish national politics into the broader fabric of Iraqi political life. "Eighty years of political presence, struggle, and sacrifice formed an important milestone in the history of the Iraqi political movement and contributed to consolidating dialogue, democracy, and national partnership," Allawi said.
He recalled the party's long march with full appreciation, expressing a forward-looking commitment to continued cooperation. "We recall this journey with all appreciation and look forward to continuing joint work to enhance understanding and coexistence and consolidate stability for the good of Iraq and its people," Allawi wrote.
Allawi's message carries particular historical weight given his own decades-long relationship with the KDP and with Kurdish political forces more broadly. As a former prime minister who governed Iraq during one of its most turbulent transitional periods following the 2003 war, Allawi has consistently championed cross-community dialogue and national partnership as the foundations of a stable Iraqi state, values that his congratulatory message explicitly connects to the KDP's own historical contribution.
His emphasis on dialogue, democracy, and national partnership as the KDP's enduring legacy reflects a shared political vocabulary between Baghdad's secular nationalist current and the KDP's governing tradition in the Kurdistan Region, one that has underpinned their periodic alliances across successive Iraqi governments.