The Worth of Citizens in the Eyes of Our Politicians

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Gmo Karim

Politics in Kurdistan has increasingly become a business without conscience. Those who were meant to protect the rights and dignity of citizens have instead turned power into a tool for personal wealth and party interests. For many politicians, citizens matter only during elections reduced to votes rather than human beings with rights and needs.

For more than three decades, people have heard endless promises about reform, development, and prosperity. Yet basic services such as electricity, healthcare, clean water, and employment remain unreliable, while corruption and nepotism dominate state institutions. Jobs and opportunities often depend more on political connections than merit or qualification.

Meanwhile, ordinary citizens grow poorer as the wealth of political elites continues to expand. Public projects are inflated, unfinished, or poorly executed, while accountability remains absent because the same political forces control both power and oversight.

The greatest victims are the youth. Many have already left Kurdistan, others are preparing to leave, and countless more see migration as their only hope. Instead of building a future for young people, politicians have created a climate of unemployment, frustration, and despair.

At the same time, criticism is increasingly treated as disloyalty. Journalists and activists face pressure simply for speaking openly about corruption and failure.

Real leadership means serving the people before serving oneself. Unfortunately, too many politicians have reversed that principle.

Change will not come on its own. Citizens must recognize their collective power and demand a system based on law, accountability, and public service—not party interests and political monopoly. Kurdistan needs a government where citizens truly have value, not just during elections, but every single day.