Kurdistan Sets 20 August Date for Presidential Election

Kurdish President Masoud Barzani has set 20 August date for the Kurdish region’s presidential election, KRG Presidency chief of staff Fuad Hussein announced today. Barzani has called for free and fair election in Kurdistan, Hussein said. (USA Today, 13 June)

File photo: Kurdish President Masoud Barzani (Oren Dorell/USA Today)