Kurdish Elections
July 23, 2009This paper describes the structure of the KRG’s political bodies and offices, the major parties, and the mechanics of the July 25th election.
This paper describes the structure of the KRG’s political bodies and offices, the major parties, and the mechanics of the July 25th election.
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