It's a big week in Iraqi politics. Voters in Iraqi Kurdistan cast their ballots to fill the 111-seat Kurdish parliament in Arbil on Sept. 30. And in Baghdad, the region's rival parties could not agree on a candidate for Iraq's presidency, an office traditionally reserved for Kurdish politicians. The drama in Arbil and Baghdad offers insight into Iraq's fragile political process and into its future. The KDP Wins in Arbil, but Not Baghdad Many Kurdish voters have expressed frustration with the results of recent parliamentary elections, which have done little to solve the region's economic problems. The outcome in the latest vote was more of the same: Iraqi Kurdistan's main parties appear to have secured the most seats — 43 for the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and 20 for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The opposition, meanwhile, didn't fare so well.