Infighting and inflation ahead of Iraqi Kurdistan vote

Iraqi Kurdish seamstress Sanaa, like many voters, will boycott an upcoming election in the autonomous region due to disillusionment with the dominant political class. The Kurdistan parliament election, postponed four times, is contested between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), leading to concerns about corruption, repression, and cronyism. Disenchantment with politics, deteriorating living conditions, unemployment, and tensions with the Iraqi government are driving voter dissatisfaction, potentially benefiting opposition parties in the region.

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