The nature of the political system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13021060 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Farhad Hassan Abdullah (0000-0002-0388-5567, University of Sulaimani, corresponding author), Hawre Hasan Hama (0000-0003-1787-0718, Tishk International University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 300-315 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Comparative Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2057-8911 • E-ISSN: 2057-892X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2057891119844599 |
| OpenAlex | W2942754099 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
The Kurdistan region of Iraq has a substantial number of the customary signs of political system, including the various main branches of the state institutions such as executive, courts, and assembly. Since 1991, the Region has established as certain political system that adheres to a commonly acknowledged type of system of government. Some contend that the political system in the region is a presidential system, however with parliament having had the ability to vote the President in or out for quite a while. Political division, explicitly between the political parties, has ended up being a veritable obstruction to the political advancement and strength of the Region and to concocting a bound together type of political system. The region has suffered from lack of constitution; this has caused political conflicts over the law of the presidency of the region and the ways of electing the President. Therefore, when Barzani's presidency term ended in August 2015, the political parties except the KDP attempted to amend the presidential law and make another law to elect the president inside the parliament until writing the constitution for the Region in which the political parties can agree on the form of the political system and the way of electing the President. This article contends that there is a connection between the nature and structure of the political parties and the political systems that have been proposed as a ruling model for the region. The article also concludes by identifying potential systems of government available to the KRI and the potential consequences of each
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |