Saturday, April 1, 2017

Iraqi parliament votes against flying KRG flag in Kirkuk

The Iraqi Parliament on April 1 voted against the decision of Kirkuk Provincial Council to raise the flag of Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) alongside the Iraqi flag in the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk.


Kurdish lawmakers boycotted the parliament session and the lawmakers voted to bring down the KRG flag on all governmental buildings in Kirkuk.

“We left the parliament session after tensions erupted over the Kurdistan flag decision,” said Kurdish lawmaker in the Iraqi Parliament, Bakhtyar Shawais.

Speaking to NRT, another Kurdish MP Shwan Dawdy said the parliament vote would not affect the Kirkuk council’s decision to fly the KRG flag alongside the Iraqi flag, as “it is just a measure not a bill.”

Members of the Kirkuk Provincial Council voted on March 28 in favor of raising the KRG flag over official buildings during a meeting that was boycotted by Turkmen and Arabs.
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
1/4/17
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