Presidency of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

President Nechirvan Barzani announces general election date in the Kurdistan Region

2022-02-24T12:49:35.000000Z
Presidential Decrees
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, February 24, 2022

President Nechirvan Barzani signed a decree on Thursday which sets the date to hold the parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The decree reads that in accordance with the 2005 Law Nr. 1 of the Amended Law of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Presidency, October 1, 2022 is set as the date for the Kurdistan Region’s 6th Parliamentary Elections.

The decree also says that the relevant authorities including the parliament, the government and the Independent High Electoral Commission of the Kurdistan Region, should start the necessary preparations to hold the election process.