Supreme Court finds face-saving way to postpone KRG elections

The Federal Supreme Court's decision to halt preparations for the Kurdistan parliament elections is a politically timed, face-saving measure aimed at averting serious political fissures.

It comes after Nechirvan Barzani’s trip to Baghdad, where there were strong indications that Baghdad’s elite favored postponing the elections. This ruling effectively ensures that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) will not have sufficient time to organize the elections.