Could Iraq’s Kurdish region return to two separate administrations?

Disagreements between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) over the formation of a new government have led to the threat of two rival administrations emerging in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, analysts say.The dispute between the two dominant political forces in the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, which traditionally has operated under a power-sharing agreement, escalated after a parliamentary session was held last week in Erbil without the PUK’s participation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US abandoning the SDF has impacted Kurds across the regionlist 2 of 3Iraq’s Shia bloc divided over tactics after US rejects al-Maliki for PMlist 3 of 3Iraq’s Kurdish forces look to a new era after US withdrawalend of listPUK leader Bafel Talabani responded by withdrawing his party from the government, and a threat is growing that a rival administration could be formed in the party’s Sulaimaniyah base.Independent Kurdish politician Yasin Aziz said the latest developments have deepened the historical divisions between the KDP and PUK.“I believe the spectre of two administrations in Kurdistan is now very close, and the ou...