Kurdistan Regional Government

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), (Kurdish: حکومەتی هەرێمی کوردستان, Hikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan, Arabic: حكومة إقليم كردستان, Hukũmah Iqlīm Kūrdistān), is the official ruling body of the predominantly Kurds-populated Kurdistan Region in Northern Iraq. The KRG consists of a unicameral parliament with 111 seats known as the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP). The cabinet is selected by the majority party or list who also select the prime minist... More

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  • Kurdistan Region Presidency strongly condemns Baghdad attacks
  • Aug 23, 2009
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