Urgent – Parliament of Kurdistan Region extends Barzani’s term

Erbil (IraqiNews.com) The parliament of Kurdistan Region extended the term of the President of Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, for two years after the end of his current term in addition to extending the term of the parliament till the 1st of November 2013.

A statement by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan received by IraqiNews.com quoted the head of the Kurdistani bloc, Suzan Shihab, as saying “According to these two laws, the term of the parliament will be extended till the 1st of November 2013 if the parliamentary elections be held on the 21st of September 2013 and the second decision is to extend Barzani’s term for two more years where the constitution of Kurdistan Region will be amended during this period.”