A senior lawmaker from Iraq’s Coordination Framework says the alliance is giving Kurdish parties one final chance to resolve their dispute over the presidency.
Amer al-Fayez, a leading figure in the Coordination Framework and head of the Tasmeem Alliance, said the bloc has decided to wait until next week for the two main Kurdish parties to reach an agreement.
Speaking to local media, al-Fayez explained that the Framework is showing patience with both the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). He said they are being given one last opportunity to either agree on a single consensus candidate or submit separate nominees and allow Parliament to make the final decision.
Al-Fayez stressed that the Framework does not want the Kurdish political deadlock to drag on. He said stability in the Kurdistan Region is directly tied to Iraq’s overall political stability.
He also confirmed that talks and mediation efforts with leaders in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah are still ongoing. However, he did not clarify what action the Framework might take if the deadline passes without a breakthrough.
Meanwhile, Hamid al-Moussawi, spokesperson for the Badr parliamentary bloc, said the two Kurdish parties have asked the Coordination Framework for a “final” extension to settle the presidency issue. He added that the Framework continues to push for a unified Kurdish position.
The coming days are expected to be crucial as negotiations continue behind the scenes.
