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The '''Kurdistan Democratic Party''' ({{lang-ku|پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان|script=Arab|Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê}}), usually abbreviated as '''KDP''' or '''PDK''', is the ruling [[Political party|party]] in [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] and the senior partner in the [[Kurdistan Regional Government]]. It was founded in 1946 in [[Mahabad]] in [[Iranian Kurdistan]]. The party states that it combines "democratic values and social justice to form a system whereby everyone in Kurdistan can live on an equal basis with great emphasis given to rights of individuals and freedom of expression."