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goran logoGorran has officially demanded to negotiate with Maliki but independently
from the Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC), Bayazid Hasan told AKnews Sunday, adding
their talks with the PM will start Monday.
The party, led by Nawshirwan Mustafa, was an ally in the KBC, an umbrella for all the
Kurdish factions which ran independently for the Iraqi parliamentary elections. However,
with the withdrawal of Gorran deputies late October the super bloc's seats declined from
57 to 49.
The party demands one senior ministry as oil or finance and a state ministry or two
junior ministries, the deputy said, emphasizing that they deserve two ministries for they
have eight seats.
The KBC's negotiating committee met Saturday and decided on forming three
committees to follow up and negotiate for the demands of the bloc. The Kurdistan
Region President Massoud Barzani who chaired the meeting invited Gorran to attend the
assembly, hoping the Kurdish deputies rejoin the bloc. However, the call was declined.
The KBC also eyes senior ministries, including the foreign ministry.
Mohammed Tofiq Rahim, the spokesman for the party told AKnews the KBC's refusal of
Gorran's "reform project" led the party withdrew from the KBC and reject its calls.
Gorran with two Islamic parties has formed the opposition in the Kurdistan parliament.
The 35 seat taker opposition has accused the 59-holder majority in the Kurdish
parliament of "allowing for frauds in the interest of the domineering parties". The
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are the two
Kurdistan leading parties. (AK News)
The National Coalition’s MP Susan al-Saad of the Fadhila Bloc described the visit of the
Speaker Usama al-Nijeifi and other Basra MPs to Basra province as “A proof on the
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