7 lawmakers leave Kurdistan parliament’s session

7 lawmakers leave Kurdistan parliament’s session

Source : Aswat Al Iraq

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7 lawmakers leave Kurdistan parliament’s session 24.6.2009

June 24, 2009 ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — Seven Kurdish lawmakers withdrew from the parliament’s session on Wednesday protesting the attempt to approve the region’s constitution and to hold referendum on it along with the parliamentary elections. “The parliament is not legal since (June 4) and can not approve the constitution,” Kwestan Abdullah Mohamed, one of the seven lawmakers, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The media adviser of Kurdistan region parliament speaker Tariq Jawhar said “the parliament presidency had decided to approve the draft of Kurdistan Region Constitution in the parliament’s current term.”	Mrs. Kwestan Abdullah, a Kurdish lawmaker in Kurdistan parliament.
“A referendum will be carried out on the constitution draft ahead with the parliamentary elections,www.hawlati.net which will be held on July 25th. The Independent High Electoral Commission requested to study the ability of carrying out the referendum with the elections”, he added. The Independent High Electoral Commission IHEC had set July 25 as the date for parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan region. The elections will coincide with the presidential polls. A total of 507 candidates from several political blocs and alliances are competing for 111 seats in the upcoming parliamentary polls. Parliamentary polls in the region were scheduled to be held on May 19, but were postponed due to the Parliament’s endorsement of the amended law on elections. Copyright, respective author or news agency, aswataliraq info Related Links - Elections 2009 Kurdistan president urges higher security committee not to interfere in elections 27.6.2009 More than 150 women nominated for Kurdistan parliament 27.6.2009 Islamic party to vote YES in Constitution referendum 27.6.2009 Kurdistan: KDP security forces "Asayish" collected Leven magazine to destroy 26.6.2009 Polls say Barzani, Kurdistani list will win in the upcoming Kurdistan's elections 26.6.2009 In Kurdistan, shots were fired at supporters of the Nawshirwan's "Change" List in Kifri 26.6.2009 In Kurdistan's long-delayed parliamentary contest, everyone is running as a reformer 25.6.2009 Kurdistan Parliament approves draft constitution 24.6.2009 7 lawmakers leave Kurdistan parliament’s session 24.6.2009 The upcoming elections will change the entire political map of Kurdistan: Dr. Shaho Saeed 24.6.2009 Nechirvan Barzani visits Jalal Talabani in Sulaimaniyah 24.6.2009 Jalal Talabani seeks votes for Barzani 24.6.2009 Iraqi Kurds seek change in parliamentary campaign 23.6.2009 Nawshirwan's Change List files dozens of lawsuits 22.6.2009 Kurdistan's presidential candidate Halo Ibrahim Ahmed calls for TV debate with Massoud Barzani 22.6.2009 966 Baghdadis to vote in Kurdistan’s polls 22.6.2009 In one part of Iraq, democracy is not new. 22.6.2009 Electoral campaigns in Kurdistan region to be started on June 22nd 20.6.2009 Can a democratic election change our society for the better in the South of Kurdistan? By Mufid Abdulla 19.6.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan president urged to postpone draft constitution ratification 18.6.2009 Election fever rises in Iraqi Kurdistan 18.6.2009 Election campaigns begin in Kurdistan, registration centers receive 695,000 voters 18.6.2009 PUK members consider casting vote for Nawshirwan's Change List in the upcoming Kurdistan's parliamentary election 17.6.2009 The President of Kurdistan Region should be elected by the parliament: Nawshirwan Mustafa 16.6.2009 Kurdistan parliamentary slate takes shape 16.6.2009 New Radio "Curdonia" focuses on Kurdistan elections 13.6.2009 An interview with "Change List" leader Nawshirwan Mustafa 11.6.2009 Kurdistan's Islamic group leader Ali Bapir on Kurdish Elections 10.6.2009 Hewa Party cannot participate in Kurdistan region elections: Al-Haidari 8.6.2009 Iraq deputy PM Dr. Barham Saleh to quit to take up Kurdistan region role 6.6.2009 The Upcoming Election: Overcoming Corrupted Leadership in Kurdistan 6.6.2009 Kurdish party barred from polls for alleged PKK rebel links 3.6.2009 Voter registration in Kurdistan off to good start: UN envoy 2.6.2009 Nawshirwan Mustafa made a big mistake by creating a separate list for Kurdistan parliamentary election 1.6.2009 Nawshirwan Mustafa’s list will not gain even five seats in Kurdistan parliament: Sheikh Ja’far Sheikhh Mustafa 26.5.2009 Six Iraqi Kurds stand for the presidency of Iraq's Kurdistan region 26.5.2009 Jalal Talabani brother-in-law Halo Ibrahim Ahmad runs for Kurdistan's presidential elections 20.5.2009 Kurds need real choice in coming elections. By Heval Hylan 20.5.2009 Barzani is so far the only candidate for Kurdistan's presidential elections 13.5.2009 Kurdistan parliament Green Bloc head resigned to join Nawshirwan's Change Bloc 12.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan government KRG should accept the results of the elections: Bodil Ceballos 10.5.2009 Of Tyrant Rulers and Innocent People 9.5.2009 Main Kurdish parties PUK& KDP announce alliance for parliamentary elections in Kurdistan 8.5.2009 Nawshirwan does not think about becoming the president of Kurdistan or Prime Minister: Salar Aziz 7.5.2009 U.S. fears violence ahead of Iraq's Kurdistan regional elections 6.5.2009 Registering Kurdistan’s elections candidates begins 6.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan president sets July 25 as date for holding parliamentary polls 5.5.2009 Media's role in elections a hot topic in Iraqi Kurdistan 5.5.2009 Nawshirwan Mustafa says time for "Change" for Iraq's Kurds 3.5.2009 Iraqi Kurdistan vote may bring strife as change looms 3.5.2009 Elections in Kurdistan: To have or not to have the right to vote 2.5.2009 Top

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