Iraq Presidency Council withdraws objections to local elections law
March 19, 2008
[JURIST] Iraq's Presidency Council Wednesday withdrew its objections [JURIST report] to a provincial elections law detailing the relationship between Iraq's central and local governments. In a statement issued Wednesday, the three-member Presidency Council, comprised of Iraqi President Jalal.... [more] 
Iraq Presidency Council rejects draft local elections law
February 27, 2008
[JURIST] Iraq's Presidency Council Wednesday rejected a draft provincial elections law that detailed the relationship between Iraq's central and local governments, sending the legislation back to the Iraqi Council of Representatives [official website, in Arabic]. The draft law was part of a.... [more]
Iraq parliament orders inquiry into delay in Kirkuk status referendum
November 18, 2007
[JURIST] The Iraqi parliament Saturday ordered an investigation into the delay of a referendum on the future of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk [Global Security Backgrounder] after Kurdish leaders accused the Arab-dominated Iraqi central government [official website, in Arabic] of blocking the vote,.... [more]
Revised Iraq draft oil law going before parliament
July 3, 2007
[JURIST] The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a revised draft oil law [JURIST news archive] and the Iraqi Parliament will begin debating the proposal Wednesday, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday. Several amendments to the draft law were made after an earlier version of the.... [more]
Iraq Kurdish lawmakers to vote against draft oil bill
April 30, 2007
[JURIST] Kurdish legislators in the Iraq National Assembly [official website, in Arabic] will vote against a draft law [JURIST report; JURIST news archive] to regulate the country's oil because some provisions of the bill violate a February agreement with Kurdish lawmakers, a Kurdish official said.... [more]
Iraq parliament extends state of emergency
September 5, 2006
[JURIST] The Iraqi National Assembly [official website] voted on Tuesday to renew the country's state of emergency, in place since November 2004 [JURIST report], for an additional 30 days. The emergency measures are applicable throughout the country, exce....... [more]
Iraq election chief certifies parliamentary vote results
February 10, 2006
[JURIST] Iraq's election chief on Friday announced certified results in the December 15 parliamentary elections [JURIST news archive], confirming results announced [JURIST report] by the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) [official website] l....... [more]
Iraqis call for constitutional amendments
January 21, 2006
[JURIST] Many Iraqis who voted for the new constitution [JURIST news archive; JURIST document] in the October referendum [JURIST report] have begun to call for amendments to its vague and controversial provisions. Those calling for amendments are concern....... [more]
Final Iraq election results show Shiite win, Sunni gains
January 20, 2006
[JURIST] The Shiite United Iraqi Alliance [BBC profile] won 128 of 275 seats in the Iraqi parliament, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) [official website] said Friday when it released final results [PDF text] from the December 15 parliam....... [more]
International Iraq election watchdog endorses vote
January 19, 2006
[JURIST] The International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE) [official website] released its report [text] on the December 15 parliamentary elections [JURIST news archive] Thursday, endorsing the election results despite finding isolated instances of fra....... [more]
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