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Only 100,000
copies of the constitution arrive in Kurdistan- Media monitor
11.10.2005
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Only 100,000 copies
of the constitution arrive in Kurdistan
(Kurdistani
New)
Only 100,000 of the one million draft constitution
copies printed in Kurdish have arrived in Kurdistan.
Dindar Zebari, Iraqi Kurdistan representative to the
Untied Nations, attributed the problem to publishing
delays and transportation insecurities. The problem
comes with only four days remains until the
referendum, (to be held on October 15, 2005) in
which citizens will vote on the draft. "We have
reached an agreement with the United Nations to
publish the draft constitution and distribute them
before the referendum," Zebari said. Dana Ahmad
Majed, the head of Sulaimanyah's city council, said
a number of drafts arrived in the city and will be
distributed by the government.
(Kurdistani Nwe
is issued daily by Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.)
Survey finds 79 per cent of Kurds will vote for
constitution
(Al-Mada)
In a survey organised by the Centre for Democratic
and Human Rights Studies and the Iraqi Civilian
Forum, 79 per cent of Kurds polled said they will
vote in favour of the constitution on Saturday. The
organizers distributed 1,000 questionnaires in the
three Kurdish governorates, asking people if they
will participate in the referendum, how they will
vote and what they consider the most important
issue. Of the respondents, 972 people answered the
survey, with 943 saying they would vote for the
constitution. Of the respondents, 470 said their
most important issue was federalism.
(Al-Mada is
issued daily by al-Mada Institution for Media,
Culture and Arts.)
Shiite Cleric sets conditions
(Al-Mutamar)
The radical Shiite Muslim Muqtada al-Sadr said Arab
League Secretary-General Amr Musa should condemn the
occupation, terrorist crimes against civilians and
religious sites, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's actions.
He also asked that Musa condemn Saddam Hussein and
that he be executed or given a fair trail by a
virtuous Iraqi court. Martyr al-Sadr bureau
spokesman Abdul-Hadi al-Darajy read a statement from
the organization saying that Sadr supporters would
follow Sadr's decision whether to vote yes or no on
the constitution. A delegation of Arab League is in
Baghdad to prepare the groundwork for the Iraqi
Reconciliation Conference in the hopes that it will
be held after this week's referendum. Some Iraqi
government officials and some Shiites gave a cold
reception to the delegation and the idea of the
conference.
(Al-Mutamar is
issued daily by the Iraqi National Congress.)
Prime minister: New constitution a distinguished
point in Iraq's history
(Al-Sabah)
Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari complimented
the work of the national debate committee in
supporting the constitutional process and educating
residents in various governorates on the document.
He maintained that it was necessary to continue to
raise awareness on the constitution until referendum
day, (October 15, 2005.) The committee was formed to
educate people on issues concerning the
constitution. It has published 15 booklets and
organized seminars and forums in different Iraqi
cites. Jafari's speech came in a press conference
following a meeting with the national debate
committee. "There is no constitution in the world
that is endorsed by all of the people, and the
committee will try use the coming days to educate
more people in all Iraqi governorates," he told
reporters. He maintained that the new constitution
is a distinguished point in Iraq's history because
most parties have been involved in drafting it.
(Al-Sabah is a
daily independent publicly owned newspaper.)
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