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ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— According to current laws in the autonomous Kurdistan Region, the President of the region may only remain in power for two terms. A term is four years. And Barzani has completed his two terms in the middle of 2013.

KDP politicians tried to get around the law in 2013 in order to allow Barzani to be nominated for a third term as President.

Kurdistan Parliament ratified in 2009 the draft constitution of the region to be submitted to a referendum, but the differences among the political parties delayed it and did not come to an agreement after the forces of Change (Gorran) , the Islamic Community and the Islamic Union demanded to return it to the parliament and make adjustments on them.

Barzani has set to stay in office for another two years in 2013, after lawmakers voted in July 2013 to extend his tenure amid scuffles in parliament and an outcry from opposition parties.

Gorran members said the violations happened in the Kurdistan Parliament’s session assures that there is no democracy in the region.

“We are against the extension. We think it is illegal,” said Mohammed Tofiq, head of public relations for opposition party Gorran (Change) in June 2013. “It proves to everyone that there is no democracy (in Kurdistan)”.

Bayan Ahmed, an opposition MP, said in 2013, “We do not trust them,” referring to the Iraqi region’s dominant Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and its smaller partner the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)”.

Barzani approves the extension of his 3rd mandate as president of Kurdistan late July 2013.

President Barzani in April 2014 sets condition to leave power and said he was ready to leave power only if the Kurdish enclave parties reach an agreement over the way to govern Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan.

It is unclear if Massoud Barzani will remain in power as Islamic State war heats up.

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