# Kurdistani Coalition

The Kurdistani Coalition or Kurdistan Alliance Party is an electoral coalition founded by the major Kurdish parties of Kurdistan Region to run in the next Iraqi governorate elections. The coalition will run in the disputed areas between Iraq and Kurdistan Region and Baghdad Governorate to consolidate Kurdish votes. A total of 96 candidates will run as part of the coalition.

## Composition

The original parties are the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Kurdistan Islamic Union, Kurdistan Islamic Movement, Movement for Change, Kurdistan Islamic Group, Communist Party of Kurdistan, Kurdistan Toilers' Party and Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party. New Generation Movement has also been invited to join the coalition who subsequently stated their support for the alliance. On 30 September, leader of the Yazidi Democratic Party Haydar Shesho announced the party's intention to run as part of the coalition in 2020.
On 29 September 2019, the pro-Kurdistan Workers' Party Kurdistan Society Freedom Movement (Tevgera Azadi) initially boycotted the coalition arguing they were not informed about the negotiations. However, on 6 October 2019, the party changed its position and expressed support for the coalition.
As of 6 October 2019, 23 parties have joined the coalition, while the number rose to 30 in late October and include Arab and Turkmen parties. The named parties are:
| Name | Name | Ideology | Entry |
| Political parties ||||
| | Communist Party of Kurdistan | Communism Marxism-Leninism Revolutionary socialism Proletarian internationalism | 28 September 2019 |
| | Kurdistan Democratic Party | Kurdish nationalism (Right-wing nationalism) Republicanism Conservatism Secularism Atlanticism | 28 September 2019 |
| | Kurdistan Islamic Group | Salafism | 28 September 2019 |
| | Kurdistan Islamic Movement | Islamism | 28 September 2019 |
| | Kurdistan Islamic Union | Islamic democracy Kurdish nationalism (Religious nationalism) Religious conservatism | 28 September 2019 |
| | Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy | 28 September 2019 |
| | Kurdistan Toilers' Party | Kurdish nationalism (Left-wing nationalism) Progressivism Social democracy Socialism | 28 September 2019 |
| | Movement for Change | Kurdish nationalism (Liberal nationalism) Social liberalism Liberal socialism Federalism Regionalism Secularism | 28 September 2019 |
| | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | Kurdish nationalism (State nationalism) Third way Progressivism Social democracy Democratic socialism Secularism | 28 September 2019 |
| | Yazidi Democratic Party | Yazidi rights Minority rights | 30 September 2019 |
| | Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement (Tevgera Azadi) | Democratic confederalism Libertarian socialism Anti-capitalism Anti-imperialism | 6 October 2019 |
| | Coalition for Democracy and Justice | Anti-corruption Islamic liberalism Reformism Self-determination Social democracy Kurdish nationalism | 12 October 2019 |

## Previous results

Previous results of Kurdish coalition lists:
| Governorate | 2005 | 2009 | 2013 | % |
| Diyala Governorate | 14.4% | 15.0% | 49,415 | 10.8% |
| Kirkuk Governorate | 59.2% | No election held | No election held | No election held |
| Nineveh Governorate | 65.9% | 25.5% | 173,687 | 29.9% |
| Saladin Governorate | 16.1% | 4.5% | 21,373 | 4.6% |