Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Yekêtîy Nîştimanîy Kurdistan یەکێتی نيشتيمانی کوردستان
Leader	Bafel Talabani
President	Bafel Talabani
Founder	Omar Shekhmus Adel Murad Jalal Talabani Ali Askari Fuad Masum Abdul Razaq Feyli
Founded	1 June 1975; 48 years ago (1975-06-01)
Headquarters	Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region
Ideology	Kurdish nationalism Social democracy Secularism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Kurdistani Coalition
International affiliation	Socialist International Progressive Alliance
Colours	Medium sea green
Council of Representatives of Iraq[a]	17 / 329
Kurdistan Parliament[b]	21 / 111
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Website
pukmedia.com
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The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK; Kurdish: یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان, romanized: Yekêtîy Nîştimanîy Kurdistan) is a political party active in Kurdistan Region and the disputed territories in Iraq.^[1] The PUK describes its goals as self-determination, human rights, democracy and peace for the Kurdish people of Kurdistan and Iraq. The PUK is currently under the leadership of Bafel Talabani.^[2] The PUK was founded in 1975 by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum, Adel Murad, Ali Askari and Abdul Razaq Feyli. All presidents of Iraq under the 2005 constitution have been from this party.

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