2021-01-13 13:35:43 GMT2021-01-13 21:35:43(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BAGHDAD, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr warned on Wednesday of postponing the early parliamentary elections slated for June 6, after local media reports said that some political blocs are seeking to delay the early elections. There are some voices raised to cancel or postpone early elections, but we warn against postponing them, and we hope that everyone to show wisdom and work together for the success of these elections, Haider al-Jaberi, head of al-Sadr s media office, said in a statement.
Al-Sadr called on citizens to expedite the updates of voter registration records in registration centers across the country, the statement added.