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More divisions in Iraqi Kurdistan after suspension of elections

Thursday, 19 October 2017 10:13 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 19 October 2017 10:15 PM ]

The photo shows President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani before he casts his vote during Kurds' independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq.

Ali Musawi
Press TV, Erbil

The Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region has postponed the presidential and parliamentary elections amid spiraling tensions with Baghdad. The commission says it’s now up to the regional parliament to set a new date for the vote which was initially slated for November first. This, as the fallout from the recent secession vote is worsening a political stalemate in the region.

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