Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie participates in a debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday on the postponement of local government elections for another year. This third postponement since 2021 — when the elections were originally due — comes a week before the second extension expires on February 28. Opposition Leader Mark Golding categorised the repeated postponements as a disgrace, making clear that his side would not support it. Opposition Leader Mark Golding makes a point in Tuesday's debate in the House on the postponement of municipal council elections. According to the minister, the holding of the municipal elections at this time carried significant risk of diverting the country from these two tasks.
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