Kirkuk Council votes on the decision to hold a referendum and oblige the government to implement Article 140




Bertha News Agency 25 2017-04-04

The Kirkuk Provincial Council voted on Tuesday for a decision to hold a referendum on the governorate and to compel the government to implement Article 140

A news source said that the provincial council of Kirkuk voted during its meeting held today, a decision to include a referendum to maintain and oblige the government of the Center to implement Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution.

The source added that the vote was held by a majority of those present and the Arab and Turkomans boycotted the session.

The Kirkuk provincial council voted earlier Tuesday to unanimously reject the parliament's decision to drop the Kurdish flag.

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