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Barzani: I will not stand in next presidential elections
But I may duck[RUDAW.NET] President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, said that he will not stand in the next Kurdistan Region’s presidential elections in a meeting with Turkmen officials on Thursday. "I am not interested in the position of the president, but other (Kurdish) parties have not agreed to choose someone for the position," Barzani was quoted as saying by Majed Bazergan, Head of the Turkmen committee in the Kurdistan Region’s parliament. Bazergan added that Barzani has said that he is not going to desert his responsibilities since Kurdistan is in a war against ISIS and is in a severe financial crisis. "Even if there will be an election for the presidency, I am not going to be a candidate," Bazergan quoted Barzani. Barzani made his comments in a meeting with Turkmen parliamentary officials in Erbil on Thursday. Posted by: Fred 2016-07-15 |
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