The United States Ambassador to Iraq, Alina L. Romanowski, is spearheading a diplomatic endeavour to encourage the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to engage in the Kurdistan region’s forthcoming elections slated for June 10, as Iraq’s Electoral Commission assures the timely conduct of the vote. On March 19, the political bureau of the KDP reiterated its firm opposition to participating in the electoral process, labelling it as fundamentally flawed. This stance was prompted by the ruling of Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court on February 23, which deemed the Kurdistan region parliament’s minor…