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| Iraqi Parliament Approves Last Minute Changes to Constitution |
| 2005-10-13 |
| The Iraqi parliament approved last-minute amendments to the constitution designed to win Sunni support for Saturday's referendum on the document. The amendments made some key concessions to Sunni Arabs, who fear that the draft as it stands will fragment the country. The amendments will allow the next parliament to consider changes to the constitution four months after a December election. Iraqi leaders, including the Kurdish president, Sunni Arab vice-president and Shia prime minister, lined up on a stage before the National Assembly to laud the deal. "We have the right to be proud in saying that today was a day of national consensus," President Jalal Talabani said. "So congratulations to our people for their constitution." |
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