Why intra-Kurdish rivalries could stall Iraq’s new government

Why intra-Kurdish rivalries could stall Iraq’s new government

More than two months after Iraq’s parliamentary elections, the first indications of what its new government will look like are becoming apparent. The process, which is outlined in the constitution, will require several coordinated steps, each requiring the country’s main ethno-sectarian blocs to put forward a chosen representative for a key position. If this does not happen as planned, the whole process will be thrown off, as happened last cycle…