Upcoming KRG election marred by political divisions
Due to the political dispute in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, the Oct. 1 regional parliamentary election is likely to be delayed.
![Iraqi election officials conduct the electronic count of votes at a polling station in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Oct. 10, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2022-05/GettyImages-1235804551.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=L5gcQIRq)
ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan — The upcoming Kurdistan Region parliamentary election has been challenged by the intra-Kurdish political parties’ divisions over the elections law, Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) and parliamentary seat quotas.
The 6th Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary election has been scheduled for Oct. 1.