Parliament to vote on postponing Anbar, Nineveh’s local elections on Monday, says MP

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP Hussein al-Mansouri of Ahrar bloc stressed that “The parliament legal committee will make a decision over accepting or refusing the government’s decision of postponing the local elections of Anbar and Nineveh provinces to be submitted then, for vote at the parliament on next Monday.

Mansouri told Iraqi News on Sunday “The parliament referred this subject to the legal committee in order to mold a decision about it.”

“This decision will be displayed for vote during parliament Monday session,” he added.

The parliament discussed, during Sunday session, the decision of postponing Anbar and Nineveh’s local elections in presence of the Independent High Electoral Commission officials, Anbar Governor, Qasim al-Fahdawi, and representative for Nineveh Governor.