People's Front (Kurdistan Region)
People's Front بەرەی گەل Bereyî Gel | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Lahur Sheikh Jangi |
| Founded | 17 January 2024 |
| Split from | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| Ideology | Social democracy Kurdish nationalism Regionalism Secularism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Council of Representatives of Iraq: | 0 / 329 |
| Kurdistan Region Parliament: | 2 / 100 |
The People's Front (Kurdish: بەرەی گەل, romanized: Bereyî Gel), is a political party in the Kurdistan Region that was founded by the former co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Lahur Şeyx Cengî.
The party received its license from the interior ministry on 17 January 2024. On its founding congress in Hewlêr on 14 March 2024, about 160 members participated, electing leadership council of 13 persons. The party claims "serving the Kurdish people, freedom of opinion and civil rights" as their core values, as well as equality and democracy.
For the 2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, Lahur Şeyx Cengî is heading the party's list in Silêmanî Governorate. Şaduman Mela Hesen, his close associate since before the PUK leadership crisis, is heading the list in Hewlêr Governorate. In Duhok Governorate, the ex-PUK member Zikrî Zêbarî is heading the list. In total, the party's list has 115 candidates, 56 of which in Silêmanî, 40 in Hewlêr, 17 in Dihok and 2 in Helebce. In total, 115 candidates are running for the People's Front.
Other prominent candidates include Pêşrew Heme Can, brother of the ex-PUK politburo member Qadir Heme Can and vice president of the University of Silêmanî. Also running for the People's Front is Ednan Usman, a former MP of the Gorran Movement, and Dr. Tiwana Mehemed Necim Talebanî.