PoliticsKurdish Political Crisis Deepens as PUK Withdraws from KRG Government, Threatening Power-Sharing
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has withdrawn from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, escalating a political crisis and raising fears of parallel administrations. The move follows a parliamentary session boycotted by the PUK, which accused its rival, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), of undermining democracy.
The National|November 6, 2026