Parliamentary regions: Article 140 road is closed
Parliamentary regions: Article 140 road is closed
2024-11-18 01:38
Shafaq News/ The Deputy Chairman of the Regions and Governorates Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, Jawad Al-Yasari, stated that the implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution faces great difficulties, pointing out that its implementation caused problems in several governorates as a result of administrative changes made by the previous regime.
Al-Yassari explained to Shafaq News Agency that the previous regime made amendments that included deleting districts and sub-districts from governorates and merging them with others, which created complications in a number of areas.
He pointed out that Article 140 is not limited to Kirkuk Governorate and the disputed areas between some governorates and the Kurdistan Region, but also includes other governorates such as Karbala, where a number of districts and sub-districts were deleted from it and annexed to Anbar.
The MP stressed that “the path of Article 140 is closed and there is no solution for it at the present time,” explaining that officially reopening its file could create a real crisis that cannot be overcome.
Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution is one of the articles that aims to address the issue of disputed areas between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region, such as Kirkuk.
The article stipulates three stages: normalization, conducting a population census, and finally holding a referendum to determine the affiliation of these areas, with these steps to be completed by the end of 2007. However, the article has not been fully implemented yet, making it a continuing point of contention.
Despite the passage of more than a decade since the scheduled date for the implementation of the article, the issues related to it still exist, as it faces political and legal challenges between Baghdad and Erbil, especially with regard to the disputed areas and their administration.
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