THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF KURDISTAN: THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR DELAYING THE SELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC.
Ahmed al-Harki, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), confirmed on Tuesday the existence of escalating political activity aimed at resolving the issue of the presidency. He expressed his hope that this activity would translate into practical steps in the coming days leading to the selection of a president.
Speaking to the Information Agency, al-Harki said, “The coordination framework meeting held last Monday discussed this issue frankly,” urging the two Kurdish parties to expedite its resolution. He added that this is a significant indicator, especially given previous reports that some parties within the framework were unwilling to proceed with the matter before Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination for prime minister was finalized.
He pointed out that “the Kurdish forces are now required to take serious and responsible action that would break the political deadlock, accelerate the process of selecting a president, and translate political understandings into tangible reality in the coming phase.”
(Mnt Goat: As we know that the hold up of selecting a Kurdistan president has been done to intentionally delay the selection of Maliki for prime minister. Kurdistan is now waiting for the formal letter stating that the Coordination Framework as withdrawn him and then for the next candidate to be announced, which should be al-Sudani if the ruling of the Supreme Judiciary is enforced. Please see my 3/3/ Newsletter as I described the flow of events leading up the Maliki withdrawal and how it was orchestrate.)
