The leaders
of Iraqi Kurdistan have announced that they will be holding an
independence referendum September 25, part of a plan to fully secede
from Iraq and create an independent Kurdish state for the first time
in centuries.
Kurdish
Prime Minister Necherzan Barzani told the Times Record News in May
that an independence referendum "will show the international
community what the population wants." Successful or not, the
referendum will be followed by parliamentary elections on November 6.
The parties
that attended the meeting agreed on four major points. The date of
the referendum was the first. They also agreed that, over the next
three months, the parties would reactivate the Kurdish parliament,
out of session since October 2015. Thirdly they would focus on
improving the lives and economic conditions of Kurds, many of whom
are destitute and impoverished. Fourthly and finally, they decided
that the referendum would be overseen by Barzani.
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