Day Fourteen - Massoud Barzani Left Red Faced By Election Blunder

The "Change" List yesterday capitalised on a blunder by the defending presidential candidate and joint head of the Kurdistani List Massoud Barzani. A photograph of Massoud Barzani kissing the hand of a mother of a Kurdish martyr as part of their camping has turned around on the President and his list. The mother has turned out to be a staunch supporter of the “Change” List and has been aired on Nawshirwan Mustafa’s (“Change” List) channel ‘KNN’ slamming the President for allowing the photo to be used without her permission.



However, there are now unconfirmed reports that the "Kurdistani" list are working on minimising the damage. The posters are being pulled down from the streets and there are rumours that the "Kurdistani" List are sending a delegation to try and win back the support of the Mother. Many fear she will be paid by the list to renounce her statement as part of their damage control exercise.