The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) during a press conference held on Saturday evening, September 28, announced the results of Kurdistan region's parliamentary elections,www.ekurd.net with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), headed by Kurdistan president, Massoud Barzani, comes first, Gorran (Change) movement, second and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), lead by Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, comes third.
In a press conference held on Saturday, Sep. 28, in Erbil Chairman of IHEC Commission, Sarbast Mustafa, announced election results:
1. Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP): 719004 votes
2. Gorran (Change) Movement: 446095
3. Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK): 323867
4. Islamic Union of Kurdistan: 178681
5. Islamic Group in Kurdistan: 113260
6. Islamic Movement in Kurdistan Iraq: 20795
7. Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party: 11828
8. Freedom: 11768
9. Third Trend: 8268
10. Rafidain Slate: 5963
With 95 percent of the votes from the September 21 election counted, the KDP had 719,004 votes, Gorran had 446,095 and the PUK was in third place with 323,827.
Two Islamic parties placed fourth and fifth, with nearly 300,000 votes between them, followed by more than a dozen smaller groups.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 9:36 am
