Kurdistan Communist Party-Iraq

Kurdistan Communist Party-Iraq

The Kurdistan Communist Party/Iraq ( _ku. Partiya Komunîst Kurdistan a Îraq) is a Kurdish political party, formed in 1993 when the Iraqi Communist Party branch in the Kurdish areas was converted into a separate party. The party is led by Kamal Shakir.

In both the January and December 2005 Iraqi legislative elections the party was part of the Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan.

Online

* [http://www.kurdistancp.org Partiya Komunîst Kurdistan a Îraq]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/opposition.htm Iraqi Opposition]


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