The High Commissary of Elections has postponed the third phase of the Northern Syrian Democratic Federation elections.

The High Commissary for Elections has announced that they have postponed the third phase of the Northern Syrian Democratic Federation elections where the Peoples’ Parliament and Peoples’ Congress were to be elected.

The High Commissary for Elections gathered in the Amûdê province of the Qamishlo Canton. Northern Syrian Democratic Federation Constituent Assembly Co-chair Hediye Yûsif and co-chairs of Cizîr and Firat High Commissaries were present in the meeting where the reports and activity of the High Council were assessed and the issues in the first and second phases of the elections were analyzed.

The Council issued a press statement after the meeting and announced that they are postponing the third phase of the elections. The statement included:

“The High Council of Elections has held a meeting on January 4, 2019 and decided to postpone the elections for the Peoples’ Congress and Peoples’ Parliament due to time constraints. The Council currently continues its efforts regarding the co-chair elections of the Council, town, district and canton assemblies.”