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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Yekêtiy Nîştimaniy Kurdistan
یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان
Kurdish name Yekîtiya Nîştimanî ya Kurdistanê
یه‌کیتیا نیشتمانی یا کوردستانێ
President Jalal Talabani
Founder Jalal Talabani
Founded June 1, 1975; 41 years ago (1975-06-01)
Split from Kurdistan Democratic Party
Headquarters Silemani, Iraqi Kurdistan
Ideology Secularism
Kurdish nationalism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Civic nationalism
Political position Centre-left
International affiliation Socialist International,
Progressive Alliance
Colours      Medium sea green
Council of Representatives of Iraq
21 / 328
Kurdistan Parliament
18 / 111
Party flag
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Website
www.pukmedia.com

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK; Central Kurdish: یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان‎, translit. Yekêtiy Niştîmaniy Kurdistan; Kurmanji: یه‌کیتیا نیشتمانی یا کوردستانێ, or: Yekîtiya Nîştimanî ya Kurdistanê; is a social democratic Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The PUK was founded on May 22, 1975, by coordination between Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Ali Askari, Fuad Masum, Adel Murad, and Abdul Razaq Faily. Talabani, a former student leader, lawyer, journalist and resistance leader, has been the Secretary General of the PUK since its founding in 1975. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan describes its goals as self-determination, human rights, and democracy and peace for the Kurdish people of Kurdistan and Iraq. The current Deputy Secretary Generals are Kosrat Rasul Ali and Barham Salih. Fuad Masum, co-founder of the PUK, is the current President of Iraq.


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