▁an ▁internal ▁ball ot ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁new ▁leader ▁O mar ▁Sa id ▁Ali ▁and ▁six ▁other ▁executive ▁assembly ▁members . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Kur dist an ▁Region ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Ira qi ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁Under ▁the ▁new ▁leadership ▁of ▁O mar ▁Sa id ▁Ali , ▁Gor ran ▁failed ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁last ing ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁K DP - PU K ▁du opol y ▁and ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁popular ity ▁has ▁been ▁decl ining , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁Gor ran ▁suffered ▁a ▁har sh ▁blow ▁winning ▁only ▁ 1 2 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Kur dist an ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁and ▁only ▁ 5 ▁seats ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Ira qi ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁for ▁Gor ran ▁has ▁shr unk ▁by ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁since ▁the ▁previous ▁elections , ▁Gor ran ▁has ▁lost ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁follow ers ▁and ▁prominent ▁members . ▁Gor ran ▁officials ▁are ▁also ▁concerned ▁to ▁an ▁extent ▁about ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁saying ▁it ▁“ faces ▁a ▁dead ly ▁failure ” ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁do gg ed ▁with ▁inf ight ing . ▁Gor ran ▁leadership ▁were ▁critic ised ▁for ▁their ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁they ▁had ▁initially ▁opposed ▁the ▁timing ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum ▁but ▁eventually ▁supported ▁holding ▁it ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁amid ▁inten se ▁political ▁pressure . ▁New ▁Generation , ▁a ▁movement ▁founded ▁by