Talabani confirms that the office of President of the Republic is Negotiable ~ He stressed that the status of Kirkuk and Article 140 is non-negotiable

The Kirkuk referendum is the Kirkuk part of a plebiscite that will decide whether the Kurdish regions within Iraqi governorates of Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah ad Din and Ninawa will become part of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. The referendum was initially planned for 15 November 2007, [1] but was delayed first to 31 December, and then by a further six months. The Kurdish Alliance emphasized that the delay was for technical and not for political reasons. As the election was not called by early December 2008, it was postponed again as part of the deal to facilitate the regional elections on 31 January 2009.

Article 140 of the Constitution of Iraq states that before the referendum is carried out, measures should be taken to reverse the Arabization policy employed by the Saddam Hussein administration during the Al-Anfal Campaign. Thousands of Kurds returned to Kirkuk following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The referendum will decide whether enough have returned for the area to be considered Kurdish.

17 September, 2010

Talabani confirms that the office of President of the Republic is negotiable

Said President Jalal Talabani said that the presidency of the Republic is negotiable and can not be for the Kurds, but he stressed that the status of Kirkuk is non-negotiable.

Talabani said in press statements that "the presidency of the Republic of Kurdish demand is negotiable, and can not be the Kurds," adding that the status of Kirkuk is a constitutional requirement is non-negotiable, in accordance with Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution, and exclusion as if contrary to the Constitution".

Talabani said that the alliance of Kurds with any political party depends on the adherence to the party to this constitutional right.

Rule 140 of the Iraqi Constitution to resolving the situation of the disputed areas, including Kirkuk, through three stages: normalization of the situation and conduct a comprehensive census then resort to referendum People determine the fate of those areas subject of conflict between Erbil and Baghdad.

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