The Kurdish blocs refuse to amend Article 140 and exploit the current situation
The Kurdish blocs refuse to amend Article 140 and exploit the current situation
2019/11/13 11:43
(Baghdad: Euphrates News) The Kurdish blocs announced its refusal, its refusal to amend any paragraph of Article 140.
A deputy for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Hussein Narmo, said in a press statement that “Article 140 is constitutional and its implementation is better than amending it.”
He added that “the Kurdish blocs categorically reject the amendment or change of Article 140, and even if any amendment and passed a vote within the House of Representatives, the provinces of the region will reject those amendments.”
He continued Nermo that “the Kurdish blocs and all the people of the Kurdistan people refuse to amend or abolish Article 140 because it is very important for the people of Kurdistan, it concerns the future of the areas cut off.”
The 2005 constitution defined Article 140 as a solution to the problem of Kirkuk and the so-called disputed areas between the Kurdistan region and neighboring provinces (Nineveh, Diyala and Salah al-Din).
The article provides for a three-stage mechanism: first, normalization, which means addressing the changes in the demographics of Kirkuk and the disputed areas during and after Saddam’s regime, and the second census in those areas, the most recent referendum to determine what their residents want, before December 31. The first 2007
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