Iraq postpones provincial council elections due to unrest

19 March 2013 15:25 (UTC+04:00)

The Iraqi government has postponed the provincial council elections for six months due to the unrest in the country, dpa reported according to state-television.

Elections were due to be held in on April 20.

Azernews Newspaper
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