By Rebwar Karim Wali
Kurdish President Masoud Barzani asked the Kurdish political parties before the elections to have a united position in Baghdad and must adhere to a national Kurdish position. But is this possible?
The Kurds are divided between four different fractions and there are no contacts and communication between those lists that are expected to win seats in the Iraqi parliament.
The Kurdistan Alliance list, which consists of the two main Kurdish parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) could reach an alliance with the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council easily to form new Iraqi government. But nor before or after the election, the four Kurdish lists did talk about an unified Kurdish position or to agree on one principle to form a new Iraqi government as Kurds.
The Change list (Gorran) claims they are going to participate in the new Iraqi government , although they had not participated in Kurdish government. In this way the alliance which Kurds had in the last seven years of Iraqi ruling will break down. Disputes among Kurdish political movement will influence on Kurdish achievements in Baghdad very easily. Kurds have demanded for Iraqi presidency position during last years and supported Jalal Talabani as president of Iraq. But will there be the same support for Talabani in future? Will all Kurds demand the presidency position?
This was only an example of Kurdish alliance and agreement in Baghdad on mutual strategic between KDP and PUK, but this there will be a big gap in Kurdish alliance in Baghdad in future.
There was a good chance for all the Kurdish parties to agree on some principles after election of 25 July, 2009, but it did not happen. In other words, the previous agenda of Kurdish alliance in Baghdad and their limits of dealing with national issues and political matters with other Iraqi entities, political, religious and ethnical groups will not be the ideology and principle of all other Kurdish representatives in Baghdad. The demands which Kurds had in Baghdad previously will not be the demand of whole Kurdish representatives in Baghdad in future.
If Kurds will not be very careful in these conditions, they face the same destiny of Sunnis. Kurds must think of interior alliance before thinking of any other alliance with other Iraqi parties. Kurds must go to Baghdad and then talk to other Iraqi parties about forming new Iraqi government. No one must think of itself alone any more that they could represent Kurds in Baghdad.
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