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KRG PM: ‘No excuse for postponing elections’

PM:03:48:23/02/2023

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SULAIMANI — The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Masrour Barzani, said the KRG will make all preparations for the elections, stating "there is no excuse” for postponing the polls.

Barzani said on Thursday (February 23) the Kurdistan Region’s elections will be held this year and that no excuse can delay the elections.

The statement comes after Barzani met with a US delegation over the issue.

According to information obtained by NRT, the American delegation gave clear warning to KRG officials that the elections cannot be further delayed.

The Kurdistan parliamentary election was to be held in October, 2022 but due to lack of preparation, the elections have been delayed to an unknown time.

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) cannot agree on the laws of the election and both parties claim the other is responsible for delaying the polls.

(NRT Digital Media)