Iraqi government indefinitely postpones local elections
BAGHDAD
Iraq’s government on Tuesday indefinitely postponed provincial council elections without however citing any reason.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s media office said in a brief statement that the Cabinet decided at its weekly meeting to postpone the elections from next April to a date to be determined later.
The Iraqi parliament decided last month to freeze the work of provincial councils amid anti-government protests.
Protesters have criticized laws regulating local and public elections, saying they serve the ruling parties at the expense of minor and independent political blocs.
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