Turkish president says the move is also aimed at increasing the amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza
mena3 hours ago
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce later on Friday a postponement of the September 6 election for seats in the Chinese-ruled city's legislature, local Cable TV reported.
Lam is expected to delay the poll for a year amid a spike in coronavirus cases in the global financial hub, a move which would deal a blow to the pro-democracy opposition.
The opposition was aiming to win a historic majority in the election given broad resentment of Beijing's imposition of a new security law that has been widely criticised by Western countries as eroding citizens' rights.
The pro-democracy opposition was expecting a strong showing after an overwhelming win in lower-level district council elections last year.
Turkish president says the move is also aimed at increasing the amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza
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