Kurdistan Region Parliament
The Parliament of Kurdistan (Kurdish: پەرلەمانی كوردستان ,Perlemanê Kurdistanê or simply Perleman, Arabic: برلمان كردستان), also called the Kurdish Parliament (IKP), is the parliament of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. It is made up of representatives from the various parties, lists or slates that are elected every four years by the inhabitants of Kurdistan Region, which is currently governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government. In 2009 an amendment was applied to the Kurdistan Election Law of the year 1992, changing the name of the body to Kurdish Parliament from its previous name, the Kurdish National Assembly.
Kurdistan Parliament برلمان كردستان
پەرلەمانی كوردستان | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameralism |
| History | |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker of Parliament | Rewaz Fayeq, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan since 11 July 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 111 |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 20 October 2018 |
Next election | 10 June 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| KRG Parliament Building | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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The IKP is a 111-member unicameral body in which 11 seats are reserved for non-Kurdish minority communities of the Kurdistan Region. The IKP building is located in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
The IKP holds two sessions per year, each covering a span of four months. It is organized into committees that focus on certain areas, such as legal affairs, education and higher education, finance and economy, and culture. Legislative proposals and bills are initiated via the Regional Council of Ministries or by the endorsement of ten individual members of parliament.