Kurdistan parliament Green Bloc head Kwestan Abdullah resigned to join Nawshirwan's Change Bloc

Kurdistan parliament Green Bloc head resigned to join Nawshirwan's Change Bloc

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Kurdistan parliament Green Bloc head resigned to join Nawshirwan's Change Bloc 12.5.2009

May 12, 2009 SULAIMANIYAH, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — The head of the Green Bloc in Iraq’s Kurdistan Parliament on Monday announced her defection to the Change Bloc as parliamentary polls are approaching. “I submitted my resignation from my post as the head of the Green Bloc chairman because I will run for the next elections with the Change Bloc,www.ekurd.net headed by former deputy of Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa,” Kwestan Abdullah told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “According to the law, a bloc head cannot keep his post while joining another bloc in elections…,” Abdullah explained.	Mrs. Kwestan Abdullah, Kurdistan parliament Green Bloc head has resigned.
Abdullah was the first woman to head a parliamentary bloc in the Kurdistan Parliament since it was established in 1992. The Green Bloc holds 40 seats in the 111-member Kurdistan Parliament. Forty-two political blocs will participate in the forthcoming parliamentary polls in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, scheduled to take place on July 25. Nawshirwan Mustafa, a former deputy leader and co-founder of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's party,www.ekurd.net the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), says he plans to head a political group of independents called "Change" in the region's upcoming parliamentary elections. "We want to change this political system," said Mustafa, adding he would campaign on promises to battle corruption and improve the lives of the region's population. The last time elections to Kurdistan's parliament were held in 2005 the two main parties -- the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) led by Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani -- formed a joint list that won 80 of the 111 seats. Copyright, respective author or news agency, aswataliraq info \| Agencies Related Links Barzani is so far the only candidate for Kurdistan's presidential elections 13.5.2009 Kurdistan parliament Green Bloc head resigned to join Nawshirwan's Change Bloc 12.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan government KRG should accept the results of the elections: Bodil Ceballos 10.5.2009 Of Tyrant Rulers and Innocent People. By Rauf Naqishbendi 9.5.2009 Main Kurdish parties PUK& KDP announce alliance for parliamentary elections in Kurdistan 8.5.2009 Nawshirwan does not think about becoming the president of Kurdistan or Prime Minister: Salar Aziz 7.5.2009 U.S. fears violence ahead of Iraq's Kurdistan regional elections 6.5.2009 Registering Kurdistan’s elections candidates begins 6.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan president sets July 25 as date for holding parliamentary polls 5.5.2009 Media's role in elections a hot topic in Iraqi Kurdistan 5.5.2009 Nawshirwan Mustafa says time for "Change" for Iraq's Kurds 3.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan vote may bring strife as change looms 3.5.2009 Elections in Kurdistan: To have or not to have the right to vote 2.5.2009 Top

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