Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Yekêtiy Nîştimaniy Kurdistan یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان |
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| Kurdish name | Yekîtiya Nîştimanî ya Kurdistanê یهکیتیا نیشتمانی یا کوردستانێ |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Founder | Jalal Talabani |
| Founded | June 1, 1975 |
| 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
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| Kurdistan Parliament |
18 / 111
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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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