Kurdistan constitution is a legal right – Parliament Deputy Speaker
Iraqi Deputy Parliamentary Speaker, Aref Taifour
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The deputy parliamentary speaker Aref Taifour said that the constitution of the Kurdish region is a legal right stipulated by the Iraqi Constitution in article 120, according to a statement issued by his office. Taifour pointed out in the statement, a copy of which landed in IraqiNews.com, that the Kurdish Constitution is to determine the skeleton of authorities in the regions and mechanism of the authorities within the decentralized federal system. “The Kurds struggled for years for democracy and the freedom of the Iraqi people and decided, by their will, to be an important part of this country after 2003, as well as taking part in the political process and keen for the unity of Iraq today,” he added. Taifour charged some circles with “Chauvinism and to work against government interests” by trying to oppose the constitution of the Kurdish region with the aim to create problems, amid plans to divide Iraq.