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Media: AFP
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Date: 6 Sept 2006
Body:
BAGHDAD, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - Iraq's dominant Shiite political alliance
submitted to parliament Wednesday a draft law governing the division of the
country into autonomous regions, a lawmaker said.
"The general committee of the United Iraqi Alliance finished drafting the
law of regional formations and submitted it to the leadership of the
parliament for review," said Shiite lawmaker Hamid Mualla al-Saadi.
The second day of parliament since the end of its month-long recess is
expected to be dominated with the review of the controversial draft law
which will govern the process of dividing the country into autonomous
regions.
The three Kurdish provinces in the north are already autonomous and Shiite
lawmakers have indicated they would like a similar federal status for the
overwhelmingly Shiite southern provinces.
With Iraq's oil entirely concentrated in the northern and southern region's,
the proposals worry the country's Sunni Arabs, largely found in the arid and
resource-poor center of the country.
Kurdish and Shiite parties, however, make up two-thirds of the parliament.
Byline: n/a
Date: 6 Sept 2006
Body:
BAGHDAD, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - Iraq's dominant Shiite political alliance
submitted to parliament Wednesday a draft law governing the division of the
country into autonomous regions, a lawmaker said.
"The general committee of the United Iraqi Alliance finished drafting the
law of regional formations and submitted it to the leadership of the
parliament for review," said Shiite lawmaker Hamid Mualla al-Saadi.
The second day of parliament since the end of its month-long recess is
expected to be dominated with the review of the controversial draft law
which will govern the process of dividing the country into autonomous
regions.
The three Kurdish provinces in the north are already autonomous and Shiite
lawmakers have indicated they would like a similar federal status for the
overwhelmingly Shiite southern provinces.
With Iraq's oil entirely concentrated in the northern and southern region's,
the proposals worry the country's Sunni Arabs, largely found in the arid and
resource-poor center of the country.
Kurdish and Shiite parties, however, make up two-thirds of the parliament.