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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, leaders and if they are part of the government or in opposition. A second part shows parties not represented in the parliament.
| Party | Abbreviation | Ideology | Votes | % | Seats [1] | Status | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurdistan Democratic Party پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê | KDP | Kurdish nationalism Conservatism | 688,070 | 44.1% | 45 / 111 | Government | Nechirvan Barzani | |
| Patriotic Union of Kurdistan یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان Yekêtiyî Nîştimaniyî Kurdistan | PUK | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy | 319,219 | 20.5% | 21 / 111 | Government | Kosrat Rasul Ali | |
| Gorran Movement بزووتنەوەی گۆڕان Bizûtineweyî Gorran | Gorran | Kurdish nationalism Social liberalism | 186,903 | 12% | 12 / 111 | Government | Omar Said Ali | |
| New Generation Movement جوڵانه‌وه‌ی نه‌وه‌ی نوێ Culaneweyî Neweyî Niwê | NG | Liberalism | 127,115 | 8.2% | 8 / 111 | Opposition | Shaswar Abdulwahid | |
| Kurdistan Justice Group کۆمه‌لی دادگەری کوردستان Komelî Dadgerî Kurdistan | Komelî | Kurdish Islamism Social conservatism | 109,494 | 7% | 7 / 111 | Opposition | Ali Bapir | |
| Kurdistan Islamic Union یەکگرتووی ئیسلامیی کوردستان Yekgirtûyî Îslamiyî Kurdistan | Yekgirtû | Islamism Social conservatism | 79,912 | 5.1% | 5 / 111 | Opposition | Salahaddin Bahaaddin | |
| Kurdistan Social Democratic Party حزبی سۆسیال دیموکراتی کوردستان Hizbî Sosyal Dîmukratî Kurdistan | KSDP | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy | 15,581 | 1% | 1 / 111 | Government | Mohammed Haji Mahmoud | |
| Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq حزبی شیوعی كوردستان - عیراق Hizbî Şiyuî Kurdistan – Îraq | KCP | Kurdish nationalism Communism | 8,063 | 0.5% | 1 / 111 | Opposition | Kawa Mehmûd | |
| Minority parties that entered over the quota seats | ||||||||
| Turkmen Development Party Türkmen Kalkınma Partisi | TKP | Turkmen nationalism | 3,318 | 2 / 111 | Opposition | Muhammet Saadeddin Shukr | ||
| Turkmen Reform Party Türkmen Reform Partisi | TRP | Turkmen nationalism | 3,125 | 1 / 111 | Support | Mina Nabi Abdullah | ||
| Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council ܡܘܬܒܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Motḇā ʿammāyā kaldāyā suryāyā āṯurāyā | Motwa | Assyrian nationalism | 2,963 | 1 / 111 | Support | Jameel Zaito | ||
| Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party ܓܒܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ Gaba Demoqrataya d-Bet-Nahrain | BNDP | Assyrian nationalism | ~2,696 | 1 / 111 | Opposition | Romeo Hakkari | ||
| Chaldean National Congress ܡܲܘܬܒܼܵܐ ܐܘܡܬܲܢܵܝܐ ܟܲܠܕܵܝܐ | CNC | Chaldean interests | ~2,696 | 1 / 111 | Opposition | Jinan Jabar Boya | ||
| Assyrian Democratic Movement ܙܘܥܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Zawʻá Demoqraṭáyá ʼÁṯuráyá | Zowaa | Assyrian nationalism | 2,626 | 1 / 111 | Opposition | Yacob Yaco | ||
| Iraqi Turkmen Front Irak Türkmen Cephesi | ITF | Turkmen nationalism | 1,545 | 1 / 111 | Government | Hasan Turan | ||
| Nation List Millet Listesi | Millet | Turkmen nationalism | 885 | 1 / 111 | Opposition | Azad Ekrem Muhammet | ||
| Party | Abbreviation | Ideology | Leader | |||||
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| Parties founded after the last regional election 2018 | ||||||||
| Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movement بزووتنەوەی پەیوەندیی ئیسلامیی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Peywendîyî Îslamîyî Kurdistan | Peywendî | Islamism | Kamîlî Hacî Elî | |||||
| National Stance Movement ڕەوتی هەڵوێستی نیشتیمانی Rewtî Helwêstî Nîştimanî | Helwêst | Kurdish nationalism Anti-corruption Welfare politics | Ali Hama Saleh | |||||
| People's Front بەرەی گەل Bereyî Gel | Bereyî Gel | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy | Lahur Sheikh Jangi | |||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 Islamic Movement بزووتنەوەی ئیسلامی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Îslamî Kurdistan | KIM | Islamism | Erfan Ali Abdulaziz | |||||
| 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 | |||||
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