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There is an agreement between the Turkmen, Kurdish and Arab political coalitions in Kirkuk to share the governorship duties on a rotating basis. In accordance with this agreement, the post of governor will be held by Turkmens until the end of this year.
In April, Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Chairman Muhammed Seman Ağa, who was elected as the Governor of Kirkuk after 100 years, was appointed as the minister of state by the Iraqi Parliament. Agha is expected to submit his resignation from his post as Governor to the Kirkuk Provincial Council on Monday, October 19. Later, one of the 3 candidates that the Iraqi Turkmen Front will present to the Kirkuk Provincial Assembly will also be elected as the Governor of Kirkuk. In accordance with the rotating governorship agreement reached between the Turkmen, Kurdish and Arab political coalitions in Kirkuk, the post of governor will be held by Turkmens until the end of this year. ITC President Ağa, who was elected as the Minister of State, used the following expressions in his post in Turkish on the social media platform of the US-based company
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Muhammed Seman Ağa will submit his resignation from his post as Governor to the Kirkuk Provincial Council on Monday, October 19.
Very likely · Within days
The post of Governor of Kirkuk will remain with the Turkmens until the end of this year, and a new Turkmen governor will be elected by the Provincial Assembly during this period.
Likely · Within months
The Iraqi Parliament elected the President of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITC), Muhammed Seman Ağa, as the minister of state in the elections held for the vacant ministries in the cabinet. Agha will submit his resignation from his post as Governor of Kirkuk on Monday, October 19, and the governorship of Kirkuk will remain with the Turkmens until the end of this year. His election is linked to the rotating governorship agreement between Turkmen, Kurdish and Arab political coalitions in Kirkuk.

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