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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; Kurdistan Elections</title>
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		<title>Kurds must look within to secure future</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2016/12/kurds-must-look-within-to-secure-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kurdistan is crossing through a unique and sensitive juncture, yet lack of unity is threatening to hamper the region at a crucial time. With Kurdistan at war with the Islamic State (IS), experiencing unprecedented economic crisis, and housing nearly two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees in an increasingly volatile region, the challenges are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing hope of elusive government formation in Kurdistan as the PUK internal crisis intensifies and endangers stability.</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2014/02/growing-hope-of-elusive-government-formation-in-kurdistan-as-the-puk-internal-crisis-intensifies-and-endangers-stability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Kurdish public grow increasingly frustrated and impatient at the lengthy delay and protracted negotiations around government formation, there were recent signs that the deadlock can be finally broken. The onset of 3 strong parties was unprecedented in Kurdistan’s democratic experience. Although, this is an encouraging sign of political and democratic maturity, this new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Failure to form new cabinet threatens to harm Kurdish interests home and broad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The results of the Kurdistan legislative elections of 2013 changed the political dynamic of the region. The PUK-KDP dominance of the political arena was broken by the onset of Gorran as the second largest party with 24 seats. This placed the PUK into a difficult predicament with their diminishing influence as they claimed 18 seats. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The new politician dawn of Kurdistan and its ramifications</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2013/09/the-new-politician-dawn-of-kurdistan-and-its-ramifications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kurdistan legislative elections of 2013 promised to mark a historical milestone in the Kurdish political and democratic evolvement and the outcome was no different. Kurdistan has moved from the predictable electoral nature that underscored the duopoly of KDP-PUK control of the Kurdish political sphere where political control could be almost split in the middle, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The democratic will of the people cannot be ignored</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/02/the-democratic-will-of-the-people-cannot-be-ignored/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2010/02/the-democratic-will-of-the-people-cannot-be-ignored/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a tense political climate ensues in Kurdistan ahead of the critical national elections in March, the notion of change and evolution must be embraced, however, at a crucial historical juncture the Kurds must be careful to guide their region towards a new dawn and not a tainted past. There is nothing wrong with change, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Unprecedented elections mark turning point in Kurdish democracy</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2009/07/unprecedented-elections-mark-turning-point-in-kurdish-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of how opposition fares in elections, an important platform has been set for reform, prosperity and evolvement that should not be wasted. The unprecedented, emotional and colorful election campaigns were concluded, and the time had come to cast votes on 25th July 2009, with millions of eager Kurds turning out on an historic Election [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>In one part of Iraq, democracy is not a new phenomenon</title>
		<link>http://bashdar.co.uk/2009/07/in-one-part-of-iraq-democracy-is-not-a-new-phenomenon/</link>
		<comments>http://bashdar.co.uk/2009/07/in-one-part-of-iraq-democracy-is-not-a-new-phenomenon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been said about the advent of democracy in Iraq, however democracy in one part of Iraq, albeit not always in a perfect form, has been practiced since 1992. With the run up to crucial parliamentary and presidential elections in the Kurdistan Region in July of this year, it provides a gauge to determine [&#8230;]]]></description>
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