Iraq's Federal Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Suspend Kurdistan Parliament
Iraq's Federal Supreme Court unanimously rejects a PUK and New Generation request to suspend Kurdistan Parliament activities following its reactivation.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Iraq's Federal Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a request by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the New Generation Movement to temporarily suspend the activities of the Kurdistan Parliament, according to information obtained by Kurdistan24 on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026.
A source told Kurdistan24 that the court had considered complaints filed by the two political parties challenging the reactivation of the Kurdistan Region's legislature.
The PUK and New Generation sought an injunction to halt parliamentary proceedings while their legal objections were being considered.
However, the Federal Supreme Court rejected the request unanimously, declining to issue any interim order suspending the parliament's activities.
The decision means that no temporary judicial suspension has been imposed through the request, although it does not necessarily constitute a final ruling on the underlying legal challenges.
The ruling follows the Kurdistan Parliament's Nov. 4 session, during which 52 lawmakers attended and elected the legislature's new presidency after nearly two years of political deadlock.
Vala Farid of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was elected speaker, alongside Deputy Speaker Rami Nouri and Parliament Secretary Mona Qahwachi.
The session proceeded despite a boycott by the PUK, New Generation and other political factions, which challenged the proceedings.
The two parties subsequently pursued legal action against the session and the election of the parliamentary leadership.
The court's latest decision rejects their request for an immediate suspension, while the broader political disagreements over parliamentary legitimacy and government formation remain unresolved.