Spokesperson for the congress Mala Yaseen said during a press conference late on Monday that the voting process could continue until 2:00 a.m, NRT reported.

“The PUK’s Fourth Congress has passed all the important and major measures and there is no obstacle in front of its development,” he added.

The members of the PUK congress spent Monday voting on the membership of the General Leadership Council, a 121-member body that will be instrumental in selecting the party’s next Secretary General and making internal party policy over the next several years.

The election was due to take place on Sunday, but was postponed by a day because of disagreements within the congress. Around 400 people had nominated themselves for a seat on the Council, including more than half of the former politburo.

The PUK congress is the first in nearly a decade and has been billed by party leaders as an opportunity to renew the party.

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