Parliament’s policy begins a secret vote to postpone the elections in the absence of the National Alliance

The Iraqi parliament began a secret voting session to postpone the legislative elections in a proposal submitted by Sunni blocs.

The National Alliance – Shiites – from the meeting in protest against the approval of the Presidency of Parliament adopted the secret vote supported by 149 deputies out of 260.

The Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc called for postponement of elections in some Iraqi provinces.

The Sunnis insist the postponement of the legislative elections fully until a period of not more than a year, while the other blocks submitted a second proposal to postpone the elections in the provinces of Diyala, Salahuddin, Nineveh and Anbar.

Washington announced its “strong support” for the Iraqi elections in May 2018, warning that the postponement would set a dangerous precedent, undermine the constitution and harm the long-term democratic development of Iraq.

Shafaaq.com