List of political parties in the Kurdistan Region

This article lists political parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament, their ideologies, votes in the latest election, number of MPs, leaders and if they are part of the government or in opposition. A second part shows parties not represented in the parliament.

Parties represented in the Kurdistan Region Parliament

Party		Abbreviation	Ideology	Votes	%	Seats	Status	Leader
	Kurdistan Democratic Party پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê	KDP	Kurdish nationalism Conservatism	688,070	44.1%	45 / 111	Government	Nechirvan Barzani
	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان Yekêtiyî Nîştimaniyî Kurdistan	PUK	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	319,219	20.5%	21 / 111	Government	Kosrat Rasul Ali
	Gorran Movement بزووتنەوەی گۆڕان Bizûtineweyî Gorran	Gorran	Kurdish nationalism Social liberalism	186,903	12%	12 / 111	Government	Omar Said Ali
	New Generation Movement جوڵانه‌وه‌ی نه‌وه‌ی نوێ Culaneweyî Neweyî Niwê	NG	Liberalism	127,115	8.2%	8 / 111	Opposition	Shaswar Abdulwahid
	Kurdistan Justice Group کۆمه‌لی دادگەری کوردستان Komelî Dadgerî Kurdistan	Komelî	Kurdish Islamism Social conservatism	109,494	7%	7 / 111	Opposition	Ali Bapir
	Kurdistan Islamic Union یەکگرتووی ئیسلامیی کوردستان Yekgirtûyî Îslamiyî Kurdistan	Yekgirtû	Islamism Social conservatism	79,912	5.1%	5 / 111	Opposition	Salahaddin Bahaaddin
	Kurdistan Social Democratic Party حزبی سۆسیال دیموکراتی کوردستان Hizbî Sosyal Dîmukratî Kurdistan	KSDP	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	15,581	1%	1 / 111	Government	Mohammed Haji Mahmoud
	Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq حزبی شیوعی كوردستان - عیراق Hizbî Şiyuî Kurdistan – Îraq	KCP	Kurdish nationalism Communism	8,063	0.5%	1 / 111	Opposition	Kawa Mehmûd
Minority parties that entered over the quota seats
	Turkmen Development Party Türkmen Kalkınma Partisi	TKP	Turkmen nationalism	3,318		2 / 111	Opposition	Muhammet Saadeddin Shukr
	Turkmen Reform Party Türkmen Reform Partisi	TRP	Turkmen nationalism	3,125		1 / 111	Support	Mina Nabi Abdullah
	Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council ܡܘܬܒܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Motḇā ʿammāyā kaldāyā suryāyā āṯurāyā	Motwa	Assyrian nationalism	2,963		1 / 111	Support	Jameel Zaito
	Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party ܓܒܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ Gaba Demoqrataya d-Bet-Nahrain	BNDP	Assyrian nationalism	~2,696		1 / 111	Opposition	Romeo Hakkari
	Chaldean National Congress ܡܲܘܬܒܼܵܐ ܐܘܡܬܲܢܵܝܐ ܟܲܠܕܵܝܐ	CNC	Chaldean interests	~2,696		1 / 111	Opposition	Jinan Jabar Boya
	Assyrian Democratic Movement ܙܘܥܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Zawʻá Demoqraṭáyá ʼÁṯuráyá	Zowaa	Assyrian nationalism	2,626		1 / 111	Opposition	Yacob Yaco
	Iraqi Turkmen Front Irak Türkmen Cephesi	ITF	Turkmen nationalism	1,545		1 / 111	Government	Hasan Turan
	Nation List Millet Listesi	Millet	Turkmen nationalism	885		1 / 111	Opposition	Azad Ekrem Muhammet

Parties without representation in the Kurdistan Region Parliament

Party		Abbreviation	Ideology	Leader
Parties founded after the last regional election 2018
	Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movement بزووتنەوەی پەیوەندیی ئیسلامیی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Peywendîyî Îslamîyî Kurdistan	Peywendî	Islamism	Kamîlî Hacî Elî
	National Stance Movement ڕەوتی هەڵوێستی نیشتیمانی Rewtî Helwêstî Nîştimanî	Helwêst	Kurdish nationalism Anti-corruption Welfare politics	Ali Hama Saleh
	People's Front بەرەی گەل Bereyî Gel	Bereyî Gel	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	Lahur Sheikh Jangi
Parties founded after 2010
	Kurdistan Green Party پارتی سەوزی کوردستان Partî Sewzî Kurdistan	Sewzekan	Green politics Animal rights	Milko Baziyanî
	Kurdistan Liberal Democratic Party پارتی لیبرال دیموکراتی کوردستان Partî Lîbral Dîmukratî Kurdistan	PLDK	Liberalism	Leadership council
	Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement تەڤگەری ئازادیی کۆمەڵگەی کوردستان Tevgerî Azadiyî Komelgeyî Kurdistan	Tevgerî Azadiyî	Democratic confederalism Libertarian socialism Feminism	Tara Husên Selam Ebdulla
	National Coalition ھاوپەیمانی نیشتیمانی Hawpeymanî Nîştimanî	Hawpeymanî	Kurdish nationalism Social Democracy	Aram Qadir
Older parties
	Democratic National Union of Kurdistan یەکێتی نەتەوەیی دیموکراتی کوردستان Yekêtî Netewêyî Dîmukratî Kurdistan	YNDK	Kurdish nationalism	Xafûr Mexmûrî
	Kurdistan Conservative Party پارتی پارێزگارانی کوردستان Partî Parêzgaranî Kurdistan	Parêzgaran	Kurdish nationalism Conservatism	Necat Sûrçî
	Kurdistan Democratic Liberation Movement بزووتنەوەی ڕزگاری دیموکراتی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Rizgarî Dîmukratî Kurdistan	BRDK	Kurdish nationalism	Ebdulla Nazenînî
	Kurdistan Islamic Movement بزووتنەوەی ئیسلامی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Îslamî Kurdistan	KIM	Islamism	Erfan Ali Abdulaziz
	Kurdistan Laborers' Party پارتی ڕەنجدەرانی کوردستان Partî Rencderanî Kurdistan	PRK	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	Bapir Kamela
	Kurdistan Toilers' Party حزبی زەحمەتکێشانی کوردستان Hizbî Zehmetkêşanî Kurdistan	Zehmetkêşan	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy	Belên Ebdulla
	Movement of the Democratic People of Kurdistan بزووتنەوەی دیموکراتی گەلی کوردستان Bizûtineweyî Dîmukratî Gelî Kurdistan	MDPK	Kurdish nationalism Communism	Mam Xidir
	Progressive Kurdistan Democratic Party حزبی پێشکەوتنخوازی دیموکراتی کوردستان Hizbî Pêşkewtinxiwazî Dîmukratî Kurdistan	PKDP	Progressivism Kurdish nationalism	Amoza Azad
	Worker-Communist Party of Kurdistan حزبی کۆمۆنیستی کرێکاریی کوردستان Hizbî Komunîstî Krêkariyî Kurdistan	WP	Communism Anti-authoritarianism Feminism	Osman Hacî Merûf

Defunct parties

• Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan
• Future Party (Ayinde)
• Kurdish Tribal Association
• Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party
• Kurdistan Revolutionary Party
• Shursh