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Kurdistan's KDP, PUK agree on candidate for Kirkuk governorship

Kurdistan's KDP, PUK agree on candidate for Kirkuk governorship
Kurdistan's KDP, PUK agree on candidate for Kirkuk governorship

2019-07-11 00:00:00 - From: kurdistan 24


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Tayib Jabar, the joint candidate of the KDP and the PUK for Kirkuk governorship. (Photo: Archive)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The top Kurdish parties of the autonomous Kurdistan Region, the KDP and the PUK, on Thursday announced Tayib Jabbar as their sole candidate to be the new Governor of the disputed province of Kirkuk.

It comes after months of disagreements between the two parties, and it had been the source of gridlock for negotiations between the two Kurdish parties.

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Kurdistan's KDP, PUK agree on candidate for Kirkuk governorship