Today is the final day, and the last chance to discuss the draft constitution. We hope to reach an agreement that would satisfy everyone.
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We have all agreed to a democratic Iraq. We have agreed to ballot boxes deciding everything, We have agreed that the people should chose everything. They've never said they wanted an Islamic law, Islamic state.Mahmud Othman
By this evening an agreement should be reached between the Kurds and the Shiites on remaining outstanding issues.
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Everyone is tired after the last week's hectic activities. It is like a holiday today.
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There are attempts to convince the (Shiite) alliance to leave the issue of federalism in other parts of Iraq (apart from the Kurdish north) for the next parliament to deal with, and also to implement it gradually over two or three years, not now.
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If left to the majority Shiites and the Kurds, the draft would be ready by Sunday, but the Sunni Arabs have not agreed yet.
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The Sunni Arabs are way apart on the issue of federalism... I doubt if they would come on board even during the next one week. But next time I think the MPs will approve the draft without the Sunnis.
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