Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq
The Kurdistan Communist Party/Iraq (Kurdish: حزبي شيوعى كوردستان / عيراق, Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي الكوردستاني / العراق) is a Kurdish political party, formed in 1993 when the Iraqi Communist Party branch in the Kurdish areas was formed into a separate party. The party is led by Kawa Mahmud.
Kurdistan Communist Party – Iraq حزبي شيوعى كوردستان - عيراق | |
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| Leader | Kawa Mahmud |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Split from | Iraqi Communist Party |
| Headquarters | Arbil, Kurdistan Region |
| Women's wing | Kurdistan Women's League |
| Ideology | Communism |
| National affiliation | Kurdistan List |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colors | Red |
| Council of Representatives of Iraq: | 0 / 329 |
| Kurdistan Parliament: | 1 / 111 |
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In both the January and December 2005 Iraqi legislative elections the party was part of the Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan. The party has a women's wing, the Kurdistan Women's League, whose leader Nahla Hussain al-Shaly was murdered in Kirkuk in 2008.[1] It also has an Assyrian wing called the Kaldo-Ashur Communist Party based in Ankawa.
Electoral results
Federal parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
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| 2013 | 12,392 | 0.6% (#8) | 1 / 111 |
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Crossbench |
References
External links
- Official website (in Arabic and Kurdish)
- Press-releases of Kurdistan Communist Party – Iraq at Solidnet.org
- Iraqi Opposition
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