Kurdistan Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani held a press conference right after he and his wife, Nabila Barzani went early morning to Rotana Hotel in Erbil to cast their ballots.

Voting booths opened at 7a.m. local time on Saturday in the Kurdistan Regional of Iraq for voters to decide which party or independent individual will represent their interest in new Parliament. Prime Minister and his wife were among the first persons who casted their votes.

In a press conference, Barzani insisted on the necessity for all groups and individuals to keep the situation secure and hoped for a peaceful election day.

“We are all successful today, because Kurdistan is succeeding nowadays” he said. Barzani described today as a historic day in Kurdistan and believed a free and fair election would be a big step towards stabilizing democracy in the region.

The Prime Minister also mentioned the partial problem the voters and the staff might facing with the newly digital machine which records voter’s fingerprints.

“Working with digital fingerprint recorders might be problematical for the staff and the voters as it is new to the region. But this technical problem should not discourages the voters to participate in the process”, he added.

Today, September 21th is scheduled for Parliamentary election in Kurdistan.