Parliamentary election campaigns begin in Kurdistan

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: Political blocs and parties in Iraq’s Kurdistan region have begun their election campaigns, ahead of the parliamentary polls, scheduled to take place on July 25. “This morning, political blocs launched their election campaigns by putting up electoral posters…,” an official from the office of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Arbil city told IraqiNews.com news agency. The IHEC has set July 25 as the date for parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan region. The elections will coincide with the presidential polls. A total of 507 candidates from several political blocs and alliances are competing for 111 seats in the upcoming parliamentary polls. Parliamentary polls in the region were scheduled to be held on May 19, but were postponed due to the Parliament’s endorsement of the amended law on elections. SS (P) 1