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Opponent of Iraq Kurd leader sole candidate in presidential vote
9 years ago(FILES) This file photo taken on May 11, 2004 shows Mohamad Tofiq Rahim, then Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals, addressing a small crowd in Baghdad. The opponent of Iraqi Kurd leader Massud Barzani is the only person to present his candidacy for next month's presidential election in the autonomous region, the electoral chief said on October 3, 217. / AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT
An ex-minister in Iraq's first post-invasion government will be the sole candidate for the presidency of the country's autonomous Kurdish region in a November election, an official said on Tuesday.