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KurdistanObserver.com
Kurdish Parliament Endorses Barzani As
President Of Southern Kurdistan
June 9, 2005
The National Assembly of
Kurdistan today endorsed the draft law of the presidency, which was submitted
by the two Kurdish parties, the KDP and PUK.
The draft law stipulates that
Massoud Barzani shall assume the presidency of
Southern Kurdistan for four years.
The Presidency Law also
stipulates that the citizens of Southern
Kurdistan shall elect in a direct and secret ballot a president for the region
who represents them and speaks in their name on the local and foreign levels.
The president shall also
oversee coordination between Iraqi authorities and the authorities in
Southern Kurdistan.
The law stipulates that the
term of the president shall be four years, and the president may run for a
second term.
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