Kurdistan's presidential candidate Halo Ibrahim Ahmed calls for TV debate with Massoud Barzani

Kurdistan's presidential candidate Halo Ibrahim Ahmed calls for TV debate with Massoud Barzani

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Kurdistan's presidential candidate Halo Ibrahim Ahmed calls for TV debate with Massoud Barzani 22.6.2009

June 22, 2009 SULAIMANIYAH, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — Kurdistan’s presidential candidate Halo Ibrahim Ahmed on Sunday urged the current region’s president, Massoud Barzani, to go head-to-head with him in a TV debate during their election campaigns. “The debate should outline the agenda of the candidates for the region’s presidency…,” Ahmed, who stands as a candidate for the Taqaddom List,www.ekurd.net told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Helo Ibrahim Ahmad is the secretary general of “Al Taqadom” party which was founded early this year, located in Sulaimaniyah city. Ahmed said that the president’s agreement to hold the debate will represent “a significant step towards transparency and democracy in the Kurdistan region.”	Kurdistan’s presidential candidate Halo Ibrahim Ahmed, the son of the late Ibrahim Ahmed, a famous 20th century Kurdish politician.	Massoud Barzani, the current President of the autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq's north
Born in 1951, Halow is the son of a Kurdish political activist, Ibrahim Ahmed, and a brother-in-law of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. He lived in Sweden and Britain where he worked with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) but he was dismissed last year for inciting to form a bloc inside the Union. Halo Ibrahim Ahmed , the son of the late Ibrahim Ahmed, a famous 20th century Kurdish politician. In 1976, he joined the Kurdistan Toilers’ Party and immigrated to Europe,www.ekurd.net where he obtained his PhD in computer science from the Technical Institute at Stockholm. In 1991, he returned to the Kurdistan region and founded a number of student and civil society organizations. Presidential polls in Iraq’s Kurdistan are scheduled to take place on July 25. Copyright, respective author or news agency, aswataliraq info \| Agencies Related Links - Elections 2009 In Kurdistan's long-delayed parliamentary contest, everyone is running as a reformer 25.6.2009 Kurdistan Parliament approves draft constitution 24.6.2009 7 lawmakers leave Kurdistan parliament’s session 24.6.2009 The upcoming elections will change the entire political map of Kurdistan: Dr. Shaho Saeed 24.6.2009 Nechirvan Barzani visits Jalal Talabani in Sulaimaniyah 24.6.2009 Jalal Talabani seeks votes for Barzani 24.6.2009 Iraqi Kurds seek change in parliamentary campaign 23.6.2009 Nawshirwan's Change List files dozens of lawsuits 22.6.2009 Kurdistan's presidential candidate Halo Ibrahim Ahmed calls for TV debate with Massoud Barzani 22.6.2009 966 Baghdadis to vote in Kurdistan’s polls 22.6.2009 In one part of Iraq, democracy is not new. 22.6.2009 Electoral campaigns in Kurdistan region to be started on June 22nd 20.6.2009 Can a democratic election change our society for the better in the South of Kurdistan? By Mufid Abdulla 19.6.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan president urged to postpone draft constitution ratification 18.6.2009 Election fever rises in Iraqi Kurdistan 18.6.2009 Election campaigns begin in Kurdistan, registration centers receive 695,000 voters 18.6.2009 PUK members consider casting vote for Nawshirwan's Change List in the upcoming Kurdistan's parliamentary election 17.6.2009 The President of Kurdistan Region should be elected by the parliament: Nawshirwan Mustafa 16.6.2009 Kurdistan parliamentary slate takes shape 16.6.2009 New Radio "Curdonia" focuses on Kurdistan elections 13.6.2009 An interview with "Change List" leader Nawshirwan Mustafa 11.6.2009 Kurdistan's Islamic group leader Ali Bapir on Kurdish Elections 10.6.2009 Hewa Party cannot participate in Kurdistan region elections: Al-Haidari 8.6.2009 Iraq deputy PM Dr. Barham Saleh to quit to take up Kurdistan region role 6.6.2009 The Upcoming Election: Overcoming Corrupted Leadership in Kurdistan 6.6.2009 Kurdish party barred from polls for alleged PKK rebel links 3.6.2009 Voter registration in Kurdistan off to good start: UN envoy 2.6.2009 Nawshirwan Mustafa made a big mistake by creating a separate list for Kurdistan parliamentary election 1.6.2009 Nawshirwan Mustafa’s list will not gain even five seats in Kurdistan parliament: Sheikh Ja’far Sheikhh Mustafa 26.5.2009 Six Iraqi Kurds stand for the presidency of Iraq's Kurdistan region 26.5.2009 Jalal Talabani brother-in-law Halo Ibrahim Ahmad runs for Kurdistan's presidential elections 20.5.2009 Kurds need real choice in coming elections. By Heval Hylan 20.5.2009 Barzani is so far the only candidate for Kurdistan's presidential elections 13.5.2009 Kurdistan parliament Green Bloc head resigned to join Nawshirwan's Change Bloc 12.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan government KRG should accept the results of the elections: Bodil Ceballos 10.5.2009 Of Tyrant Rulers and Innocent People 9.5.2009 Main Kurdish parties PUK& KDP announce alliance for parliamentary elections in Kurdistan 8.5.2009 Nawshirwan does not think about becoming the president of Kurdistan or Prime Minister: Salar Aziz 7.5.2009 U.S. fears violence ahead of Iraq's Kurdistan regional elections 6.5.2009 Registering Kurdistan’s elections candidates begins 6.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan president sets July 25 as date for holding parliamentary polls 5.5.2009 Media's role in elections a hot topic in Iraqi Kurdistan 5.5.2009 Nawshirwan Mustafa says time for "Change" for Iraq's Kurds 3.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan vote may bring strife as change looms 3.5.2009 Elections in Kurdistan: To have or not to have the right to vote 2.5.2009 Top

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