List of political parties in the Kurdistan Region

This article lists political parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament, their ideologies, votes in the latest election, number of MPs, and leaders. A second part shows parties not represented in the parliament. The list is updated based on the 2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election.

Parties represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament

Sources: Kurdistan 24 (1, 2) Shafaq, Reuters Rûdaw IHEC

Party		Abbreviation	Ideology	Votes	%	Seats	Leader
	Kurdistan Democratic Party پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê	KDP	Kurdish nationalism Conservatism	809,197	43.15%	39 / 100	Masoud Barzani
	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان Yekêtiyî Nîştimaniyî Kurdistan	PUK	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	408,141	21.77%	23 / 100	Bafel Talabani
	New Generation Movement جوڵانه‌وه‌ی نه‌وه‌ی نوێ Culaneweyî Neweyî Niwê	NG	Liberalism	290,991	15.52%	15 / 100	Shaswar Abdulwahid
	Kurdistan Islamic Union یەکگرتووی ئیسلامیی کوردستان Yekgirtûyî Îslamiyî Kurdistan	Yekgirtû	Islamism Social conservatism	116,981	6.24%	7 / 100	Salahaddin Bahaaddin
	Kurdistan Justice Group کۆمه‌لی دادگەری کوردستان Komelî Dadgerî Kurdistan	Komelî	Kurdish Islamism Social conservatism	64,710	3.45%	3 / 100	Ali Bapir
	National Stance Movement ڕەوتی هەڵوێستی نیشتیمانی Rewtî Helwêstî Nîştimanî	Halwest	Kurdish nationalism Anti-corruption	55,775	2.97%	4 / 100	Ali Hama Saleh
	People's Front بەرەی گەل Bereyî Gel	People's Front	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	33,365	1.78%	2 / 100	Lahur Talabani
	Kurdistan Region Coalition [1]	Kurdistan Region Coalition	Kurdish nationalism	13,199	0.70%	1 / 100	Mohammed Haji Mahmoud
	Gorran Movement بزووتنەوەی گۆڕان Bizûtineweyî Gorran	Gorran	Kurdish nationalism Social liberalism	11,621	0.62%	1 / 100	Dana Ahmed Majid
	Sardam Coalition [1]	Sardam Coalition	Kurdish nationalism	15,581	1%	0 / 100	Mohammed Haji Mahmoud
	Kurdistan Islamic Movement بزووتنەوەی ئیسلامی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Îslamî Kurdistan	KIM	Islamism	5,503	0.29%	0 / 100	Erfan Ali Abdulaziz
	Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movement بزووتنەوەی پەیوەندیی ئیسلامیی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Peywendîyî Îslamîyî Kurdistan	KIRM	Islamism	1,799	0.10%	0 / 100	Kamîlî Hacî Elî
	National Coalition ھاوپەیمانی نیشتمانی Hawpeymanî Nîştimanî	HN	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy Self-determination Reformism	1,228	0.07%	0 / 100	Aram Qadir
Minority parties that entered over the quota seats
	Christian Alliance ܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܝܢܚܬܐ التحالف المسيحي Քրիստոնեական դաշինք [2]	Christian Alliance	Assyrian/Armenian interests	12,288	0.66%	2 / 100	Ano Abdoka
	Babylon Movement حركة بابليون	Babylon Movement	Assyrian/Christian interests, Islamism (de-facto)	7,399	0.39%	1 / 100	Rayan al-Kildani
	Turkmen Reform Party Türkmen Reform Partisi	TRP	Turkmen nationalism	3,664	0.20%	1 / 100	Muna Kahveci
	Iraqi Turkmen Front Irak Türkmen Cephesi	ITF	Turkmen nationalism	1,725	0.09%	0 / 100	Hasan Turan

Parties without representation in the Kurdistan Region Parliament

Party		Abbreviation	Ideology	Leader
Parties founded after 2018
	Athra Alliance ܒܪܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܼܪܐ تحالف اثرا [3]	Athra	Assyrian nationalism	Yacob Yaco
Parties founded after 2010
	Kurdistan Green Party پارتی سەوزی کوردستان Partî Sewzî Kurdistan	Sewzekan	Green politics Animal rights	Milko Baziyanî
	Kurdistan Liberal Democratic Party پارتی لیبرال دیموکراتی کوردستان Partî Lîbral Dîmukratî Kurdistan	PLDK	Liberalism	Leadership council
	Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement تەڤگەری ئازادیی کۆمەڵگەی کوردستان Tevgerî Azadiyî Komelgeyî Kurdistan	Tevgerî Azadiyî	Democratic confederalism Libertarian socialism Feminism	Tara Husên Selam Ebdulla
	National Coalition ھاوپەیمانی نیشتیمانی Hawpeymanî Nîştimanî	Hawpeymanî	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	Aram Qadir
Older parties
	Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council ܡܘܬܒܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Motḇā ʿammāyā kaldāyā suryāyā āṯurāyā	Motwa	Assyrian nationalism	Jameel Zaito
	Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party ܓܒܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ Gaba Demoqrataya d-Bet-Nahrain	BNDP	Assyrian nationalism	Romeo Hakkari
	Assyrian Democratic Movement ܙܘܥܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Zawʻá Demoqraṭáyá ʼÁṯuráyá	Zowaa	Assyrian nationalism	Yacob Yaco
	Nation List Millet Listesi	Millet	Turkmen nationalism	Azad Ekrem Muhammet
	Turkmen Development Party Türkmen Kalkınma Partisi	TKP	Turkmen nationalism	Muhammet Saadeddin Shukr
	Democratic National Union of Kurdistan یەکێتی نەتەوەیی دیموکراتی کوردستان Yekêtî Netewêyî Dîmukratî Kurdistan	YNDK	Kurdish nationalism	Xafûr Mexmûrî
	Kurdistan Conservative Party پارتی پارێزگارانی کوردستان Partî Parêzgaranî Kurdistan	Parêzgaran	Kurdish nationalism Conservatism	Necat Sûrçî
	Kurdistan Democratic Liberation Movement بزووتنەوەی ڕزگاری دیموکراتی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Rizgarî Dîmukratî Kurdistan	BRDK	Kurdish nationalism	Ebdulla Nazenînî
	Kurdistan Laborers' Party پارتی ڕەنجدەرانی کوردستان Partî Rencderanî Kurdistan	PRK	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	Bapir Kamela
	Kurdistan Toilers' Party حزبی زەحمەتکێشانی کوردستان Hizbî Zehmetkêşanî Kurdistan	Zehmetkêşan	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	Belên Ebdulla
	Movement of the Democratic People of Kurdistan بزووتنەوەی دیموکراتی گەلی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Dîmukratî Gelî Kurdistan	MDPK	Kurdish nationalism Communism	Mam Xidir
	Progressive Kurdistan Democratic Party حزبی پێشکەوتنخوازی دیموکراتی کوردستان Hizbî Pêşkewtinxiwazî Dîmukratî Kurdistan	PKDP	Progressivism Kurdish nationalism	Amoza Azad
	Worker-communist Party of Kurdistan حزبی کۆمۆنیستی کرێکاریی کوردستان Hizbî Komunîstî Krêkariyî Kurdistan	WP	Communism Anti-authoritarianism Feminism	Osman Hacî Merûf
	Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq حزبی شیوعی كوردستان - عیراق Hizbî Şiyuî Kurdistan – Îraq	WP	Communism Kurdish nationalism Civil liberties	Kawa Mahmud

Defunct parties

• Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan
• Future Party (Ayinde)
• Kurdish Tribal Association
• Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party
• Kurdistan Revolutionary Party
• Shursh
• Hawpa

See also

• List of political parties in Rojava

References

1. Staff member (14 March 2024). "حزبێكی نوێیان تۆماركرد بۆ بەشداری لە هەڵبژاردن بەناوی "هەڵوێستی نیشتمانی"". Draw Media. Retrieved 24 March 2024. Kurdistan Region Coalition consists of the Kurdistan Social Democratic Party, Kurdistan Communist Party - Iraq, and the Kurdistan Toiler's Party. Sardam Coalition consists of the Kurdistan Laborers' Party, the Democratic National Union of Kurdistan, and the Kurdistan Conservative Party.
2. van Wilgenburg, Wladimir (15 May 2024). "Christian Alliance Files Lawsuit in Iraqi Supreme Court". Kurdistan Chronicle. Kurdistan Chronicle. Consists of Abdoka's Hammurabi Alliance, and representatives of the Armenian church and cultural organizations.
3. "بلاغ". zowaa.org. Zowaa. 23 July 2023. Consists of Assyrian Democratic Movement, Assyrian Patriotic Party, Beth Nahrin Patriotic Union, Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council, and Sons of Mesopotamia