5 politicians in Kurdish Iraqi President Talabani 's PUK party resign . The move came after the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and its allies won a majority of seats in parliament, but failed to form an alliance with other parties or win any seats. `` The PUK is one of the main two [ Kurdish ] players , '' he added . Official says resignations are over corruption , questions of where money goes . Resignations could threaten power base of Talabani , first Kurdish president .
5 politicians in Kurdish Iraqi President Talabani 's PUK party resign . The move came after the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and its allies won a majority of seats in parliament, but failed to form an alliance with other parties or win any seats. Official says resignations are over corruption , questions of where money goes . Resignations could threaten power base of Talabani , first Kurdish president .