Kurds seek new political opposition

Voters in the Iraqi Kurdish Region are looking to elect a strong and active opposition in the forthcoming elections in the hope of limiting corruption, pushing forward reform and paving the way for a more transparent political and economic system say voters and politicians.

Sitting in the famous Machiko coffee house in Erbil, Zana Abdul Qadir a 27 year old English teacher, told Niqash that he was not going to vote for the region’s two main parties, which have dominated regional politics since 1991.