Awer Mamand Hassan – Activists
In Kurdish history until now, we have never truly governed ourselves — instead, we’ve dragged ourselves into disgrace and powerlessness. This has been the result of constantly ignoring the people and mixing party conflicts with governance. That’s why today, five million Kurds are waiting for their salaries, depending on the word of a woman who says, “We won’t send it.” Is that okay?
Before elections, all Kurdish parties had long tongues against each other, but now most won’t even look each other in the eye, let alone speak up to save each other’s lives. Yet, when it comes to outsiders, the weak, and the powerless, we can’t do anything.
Building a strong government requires a political, legal, and professional structure that can be effective, responsible, and cooperative. This relates to all aspects of government. I summarize several points — and these are:
System, cooperation, working within a clear program, and people’s support.
But unfortunately, we have none of these elements. That’s why we’ve arrived at this point — unfortunately, because we didn’t accept each other and failed to cooperate on shared matters, we couldn’t build a strong government like all other governments in the world.
The Prime Minister and the ministers must know they are responsible for the fate of a nation — not just for their own party’s rights. They must have a clean face and a sincere spirit toward the public and participate in real change — not just be symbolic officeholders. But sadly, instead of appointing competent and honest people, we’ve promoted the corrupt and the clowns, pushing the decent ones aside.
If this is a coalition government, then there must be true cooperation — not just a division of power where party leaders keep control. It must be through law and dialogue, with the goal of raising rights and accountability, and all members should be treated equally.
And finally, I say — that’s why we were let down.
Because
A strong government cannot be built by the number of seats or a coalition alone — it depends on deep and balanced relations between political forces, internal reform of the government, and honesty and integrity among its leaders.
