Constitution Passes amid Sunni Opposition. Anne Barnard.
by Barnard, Anne; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 24Global Issues. Publisher: Knight Ridder Tribune Business News, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Democracy -- Iraq | Elections -- Iraq | Iraq -- Constitution | SunnitesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Iraqi voters approved the country's new constitution by a majority of almost 79 percent, election officials announced yesterday [Oct. 25, 2005]. Strong opposition from Sunni Arabs kept the country in suspense during the 10 days it took to tally the vote, but ultimately fell just short of the votes needed to veto the charter. Yet the results sharply outlined the sectarian and ethnic differences roiling the country." (KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE BUSINESS NEWS) This article discusses the passing of the Iraq constitution, considered to be "a major milestone for the United States and the US-backed Iraqi government. It paves the way for new elections Dec. 15, in which minority Sunnis, reversing their earlier boycott of the political arena, vow to participate in order to win more clout in the new government."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Constitution Passes amid Sunni Opposition, Oct. 26, 2005; pp. 1+.
"Iraqi voters approved the country's new constitution by a majority of almost 79 percent, election officials announced yesterday [Oct. 25, 2005]. Strong opposition from Sunni Arabs kept the country in suspense during the 10 days it took to tally the vote, but ultimately fell just short of the votes needed to veto the charter. Yet the results sharply outlined the sectarian and ethnic differences roiling the country." (KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE BUSINESS NEWS) This article discusses the passing of the Iraq constitution, considered to be "a major milestone for the United States and the US-backed Iraqi government. It paves the way for new elections Dec. 15, in which minority Sunnis, reversing their earlier boycott of the political arena, vow to participate in order to win more clout in the new government."
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