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Parliamentary elections in the Iraqs Kurdistan region scheduled for 25 February will be delayed again due to legal and political issues, Kurdish officials and Iraqs Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) have said. Iraqs Federal Supreme Court had on 31 May ruled against extending the term of the Kurdistan regions parliament as contrary to the countrys constitution, declaring the Kurdish legislature as terminated and ordering the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to supervise fresh general elections in the region. The last parliamentary election held in the region wa