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Politics

Deadlock persists over three provincial governors

Leadership vacuums in Kirkuk, Salahaddin, and Diyala provinces highlight the challenges of identity-based politics to effective governance.

Kurdish members of the Kirkuk Provincial Council hold a press conference on Feb. 5, 2024, after a session that was abbreviated by a failure to achieve quorum. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)

Budget loans give KRG financial lifeline

Baghdad has sent nearly $1 billion to Kurdistan since March, highlighting political cooperation that could grow into reliable financial flows with the passage of a new budget law.