Iraqi Kurdistan: Regional elections postponed but Peshmerga reform continues


Risk Management
Issue 1154 - 13 Sep 2022 | 4 minute read

GSN Risk Grade: D4↓

Elections delayed: The election for the Kurdistan parliament is expected to be postponed by at least six months after the existing parliament failed to agree on the details of a new election bill. In a press conference in Erbil on 28 August, MP Yemen Hawrami said the remit of the exiting parliament – which was elected in 2018 for a four-year term – would be extended by six months.

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