Iraq delays provincial polls for 'security reasons'

Iraq delays provincial polls for 'security reasons'

Iraq’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone provincial elections scheduled for April 20 by up to six months because of poor security, an election official told AFP.

“The cabinet decided to delay provincial elections for a period of up to six months because of the security situation,” Gaata al-Zobaie, a top official in Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission said.

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