Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq
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Kurdistan Democratic Party
پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê |
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| Arabic name | الحزب الديمقراطي الكردستاني |
| President | Masoud Barzani |
| Founder | Mustafa Barzani |
| Founded | August 16, 1946 |
| Split from | Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan |
| Headquarters | Erbil (Hewler), Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Ideology |
Kurdish nationalism Self-determination Populism Conservatism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Council of Representatives of Iraq |
25 / 325
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| Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament |
38 / 111
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The Kurdistan Democratic Party (Kurdish: پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان, or: Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê), usually abbreviated as KDP or PDK, is one of the main Kurdish parties in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was founded in 1946 in Mahabad in Iranian Kurdistan. The party claims it exists to combine "democratic values and social justice to form a system whereby everyone in Kurdistan can live on an equal basis with great emphasis given to rights of individuals and freedom of expression."
The KDP has been described as tribal, feudalistic, and aristocratic party which is controlled by Barzani tribe.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party, like most Southern Kurdish political parties, has a complicated history that is closely intertwined with both the politics of Iraq and those of Iraq's neighbors, particularly Iran.
In 1946, the leader of the Soviet-backed Republic of Mahabad, Qazi Muhammad, announced the formation of a "Kurdish Democratic Party" based in Iran, or Eastern Kurdistan. The Soviet Union, then supporting the Kurdish national struggle against the monarchies of Iran and Iraq, instructed Mustafa Barzani to place himself under the authority of Qazi Muhammad. It is not clear whether Barzani ever formally agreed to this arrangement, but as a fugitive from Iraqi authorities he relied upon the goodwill of the Iranian Kurds and their Soviet backers, and local Kurds were ordered by the authority of the Republic of Mahabad to house and feed his destitute forces.
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