Does a Product Owner have a veto over the release of user stories?

1.	Does a Product Owner have a veto over the release of user stories?
Answer» In SCRUM, the product owner is the face of the client or the customer, hence the person playing the role will have the authority over the product being developed. The decision of what all will go into the release and when it should go is taken the product owner. Yes, the product owner has the veto over the release of user STORIES. This applies to all the business requirements or defects being DELIVERED. But the only thing which the product owner cannot decide is the technical debt. It is the developer who takes the ownership and releases with the product. The release DATES and the release candidates are pre-decided the product owner well in ADVANCE so that the teams can get time to develop and deliver. The product owner can accept or reject the user stories if they don’t meet the acceptance of the expectations.

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