KRI' elections will not be postponed anymore, minister says
Shafaq News / The minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, Pshtewan Sadq, on Sunday, said that the region will not postpone holding the legislative elections in the Kurdistan Region anymore.
Sadq said in a statement to reporters that the elections are a democratic process, and no party has the right to prevent holding them.
He added that the region will not postpone holding the legislative elections in the Kurdistan Region anymore, hoping that the election law will be amended soon.
"We need 620 million dollars to cover the monthly salaries of employees, while Baghdad ony sends 137 million dollars, while the USD exchange rate against the Iraq Dinar was still 1450 dinars" he indicated.
The Minister concluded, "Iraq's monthly financial revenues are not less than 8 billion dollars. It is actually surprising how the Federal Government is treating the Kurdistan Region."
