Gharb calls to conduct Kirkuk local elections

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP Abdullah Gharb of Kiekuk province, described the resolution of Kirkuk Provincial Council concerning building a trench around Kirkuk city controlled by Peshmerga forces as an attempt to isolate the cityfrom the districts and sub-districts, calling to conduct fair local elections of this province.

Kirkuk PC has voted on 16th of past April on digging a security trench around the Kirkuk city to eliminate the armed attacks.

Gharb stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “Unfortunately Kirkuk province did not witness any elections since 2005,” noting “The elections were postponed due to the mass forgery in the voters register that was caused by the domination of certain side on the Independent High Electoral Commission’s office in the province, so it is very important to conduct the province elections and form a commission to address the violations on the voters register.”

“The topic of building trench around the city is rejected by the Arab component and we wish the province to reconsider this decision as it will isolate the city from the rest of the district and sub-districts associated to the province,” he stressed.