Slemani — The Halwest Movement has announced plans to initiate legal proceedings aimed at dissolving the Kurdistan Parliament, arguing that the legislature has failed to carry out its constitutional and parliamentary responsibilities.
Speaking at a press conference in Slemani, Ali Hama Saleh, the rapporteur of the Halwest Movement, said the party would begin taking legal measures next week through Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court to challenge the legitimacy of the current parliament.
The Halwest Movement, which holds four seats in the 100-member Kurdistan Parliament, has been among the parties criticizing delays in parliamentary work and government formation since the October 2024 elections.
“It is unacceptable for 100 members of parliament to consider themselves lawmakers while performing none of their parliamentary duties,” Saleh told reporters. “Having no parliament at all is better than claiming to have one that does absolutely nothing.”
Saleh argued that the parliament has failed to perform its legislative and oversight functions despite the passage of significant time since the elections.
He further questioned the legality of the current parliamentary term, stating that the first session of parliament cannot remain unresolved for an extended period.
“The first session of the Kurdistan Parliament cannot be extended for a year and seven months,” he said. “This parliament entirely lacks legal legitimacy, which is why we have officially decided to file a case before the Federal Court next week seeking its dissolution.”
The Kurdistan Parliament has faced repeated delays and political disagreements following the 2024 parliamentary elections, with negotiations among major political parties over parliamentary leadership and cabinet formation taking longer than expected.
As of publication, the Kurdistan Parliament and the region’s major political parties had not publicly responded to the Halwest Movement’s announcement.
The planned legal challenge is expected to add further pressure to ongoing political negotiations regarding the future of the parliament and the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s next cabinet.
