ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region’s largest opposition party, the New Generation Movement (NGM), on Tuesday denied making any decision about joining the Region’s next cabinet. The statement came after a senior politician from a ruling party claimed earlier this week that NGM had “expressed its readiness” to join the cabinet.
“We as the New Generation Movement have not yet decided to join [the KRG] nor have we decided not to join,” NGM lawmaker Kurdawan Jamal said at a press conference.
His remarks came after senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) member Aras Hasso Mirkhan claimed on Sunday in an interview with Rudaw that the NGM had signaled willingness to join the next cabinet.
“We reject all those rumors,” Jamal said, without referring to any particular statement, adding that NGM leader Shaswar Abdulwahid - jailed since August on charges of threatening a former party member - will decide on the matter and the party will abide by his decision.
An NGM official also told Rudaw on Monday, on condition of anonymity, that no final decision has been made.
The Kurdistan Region held its long-delayed parliamentary elections in October 2024. The KDP won 39 seats, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) 23, and the NGM 15.