The outcome of the cancellation and marginalization of the Kurdish parliamentary elections is dire and will cause: a loss of legitimacy from the Kurdistan region, its government and parliament, non-recognition of its institutions in Iraq, and a potential invasion of the Kurdistan region by the Iraqi army at the request of a Kurdish party and with the support of some regional countries, all under the pretext of restoring democracy. All blame for this scenario will lie with the two ruling parties for failing to hold the elections.