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The Iraqi leader met with key Kurdish officials, urging them to accelerate in forming a government to address pressing political and economic concerns.
Sources indicate cabinet formation in Iraqi Kurdistan may be delayed until after Iraq's 2025 elections, highlighting the region's fragile political balance.
Opposition parties plan to boycott parliament sessions but may reconsider, as failing to swear in could lead to their seats being reassigned to other parties.
Four Kurdish opposition parties alleged that electronic tampering was responsible for the discrepancies, particularly in the vote counts for the ruling parties.
With a voter turnout of 72 percent, this election was the first after an Iraqi court ruling reduced the Kurdistan Region's legislature from 111 to 100 seats.
Voters in Iraq's Kurdish region headed to the polls on Sunday, seeking political reform and solutions to economic woes.
Despite a smooth process, concerns emerged as observers and representatives raised alarms over breaches of voting rules in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Pezeshkian's visit to Iraq comes at a time of heightened regional tensions, particularly as Israel continues its war on Gaza, southern Lebanon, and Yemen.
The airstrike targeted a civilian car on the main road connecting the Khalakan sub-district of Sulaimaniyah to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region.
In the wake of the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Kurdistan is on high alert for potential retaliatory attacks from Iran or its militias in Iraq.