Amsterdam- tommorow Radio Curdonia will host a star of Kurdish pop "Bilind Ibrahim" to talk about his new album "Careka di"(Once more).

The Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was last night poised to lose power as final election tallies showed that Iyad Allawi, the secularist challenger, had won most seats in the 325- member parliament.

KIRKUK— An Iraqi Kurdish politician in the northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday accused election workers in mostly Arab areas of the city of electoral fraud during last week's parliamentary polls. The allegations, made in a Kirkuk press conference by Kurdish politician Khalid Shenawi, set the stage for a possible battle over poll results in the city, which was left out of previous votes out of fear for the city's stability.

PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan met last Sunday with his attorneys . In a regular fashion he analyzes the political situation in Kurdistan. About the Iraqi election he considered the emergence of Gorran(Change) movement “An important development”.Besides He said ”it is a step towards changing the (Kurdish)mentality and the Feudal/tribal culture, Gorran is distinct in this matter”

Yesterday’s elections in Iraq should be applauded. So too should be the role Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has played over the last four-plus years. Talabani has been a voice of moderation and has helped bring back different sectarian and ethnic groups from the brink on several occasions. He works well with Americans, Iranians, Turks, and Syrians, a useful skill for any Iraqi statesman.

KOISANCAK, Iraq: Kurdish guerrillas fighting Turkish forces no longer believe they can achieve their aims through violence and would disarm if their leader were freed from prison, a former commander says.

Iraq has a serious problem with the Kurds. OK, that's an oxymoron, as Iraq has had problems with its Kurds since Iraq was cobbled together from parts of the defunct Turkish empire in the 1920s. One of the three provinces, the northern, largely Kurdish one, was originally part of the Turkish homeland.

A strong turnout from Iraq's Kurds in national elections on Sunday has enhanced their status of kingmakers in forming the central government, with preliminary voting results expected within 24 hours.

Yesterday's elections in Iraq appear to have gone smoothly, and preliminary estimates suggest 55–60% turnout. Now, however, the rough patch will begin. Early estimates suggest incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki won perhaps a third of the vote with former interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi second. Neither, however, came close to a majority. Maliki may have won just one-third. Now the horse-trading will begin.