▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission , ▁ 1 1 7 0 ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁Eu phr ates ▁Region ▁with ▁ 4 ▁candidates ▁rejected ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 2 ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁Afr in ▁Region ▁with ▁ 4 8 ▁candidates ▁rejected . ▁The ▁Kur d ish ▁National ▁Council ▁( K NC ) ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁elections , ▁as ▁it ▁considered ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁Party ▁( PY D ) ▁in ▁them ▁as ▁un il ater al . ▁D F NS ▁co - pres ident ▁H edi ya ▁You sef ▁called ▁this ▁boy c ott ▁" ir respons ible ". ▁ ▁Ira qi ▁Kur dist an ▁sent ▁ 1 3 ▁obser vers ▁for ▁the ▁elections , ▁among ▁them ▁Kur dist an ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁polit icians . ▁This ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁obser vers ▁as ▁indic ation ▁for ▁an ▁improvement ▁of ▁the ▁previously ▁poor ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁D F NS ▁and ▁Ira qi ▁Kur dist an . ▁ ▁Part ies ▁and ▁Elect oral ▁lists ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁main ▁elect oral ▁lists ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Nation ▁List ▁( ; ▁; ▁) ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁parties , ▁and ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁National ▁Alliance ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁( ; ▁) ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁ 4 ▁parties . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁two ▁elect oral ▁al li ances , ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁was ▁also ▁running . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁separate ▁list ▁of ▁independent ▁candidates . ▁ ▁The ▁Democratic ▁Nation ▁List ▁includes ▁the