2009 Kirkuk governorate election

yes April 2013 right|thumb|Provinces elected in January are Green; Kirkuk is Blue and Iraqi Kurdistan is Red Governorate or provincial elections were held in Kirkuk Governorate in 2009 to replace the governorate council elected in the 2005 Iraqi governorate elections.http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/24/Iraq.main/ Stage being set for Iraqi elections as violence flares CNN.com 2008-09-24 2022-05-28https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7718687.stm Date set for Iraq provincial poll 9 November 2008 The remaining governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan held elections on 31 January 2009. Delay The original draft proposed delaying the election in Kirkuk Governorate until after the referendum to decide its precise status has been held. However, a group of Turkmen and Arab MPs proposed a power-sharing clause, establishing a provincial council consisting of ten Kurds, ten Arabs, ten Turkmens and two Assyrians. This clause was included in the draft election bill put to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in July 2008, and led to the Kurdish parties walking out in protest, complaining "If you already pick the seats before the election, why vote?"Kurds Protest Iraqi Election Law, The New York Times, 2008-07-16, accessed on 2008-07-20 The law was nonetheless approved on 22 July 2008.Iraq elections law passes, but vote date in doubt, CNN, 2008-07-22, accessed on 2008-07-22 However, President Jalal Talabani, who is Kurdish, and Vice-President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a Shi'ite Arab, have agreed they would reject the bill, and hence it would be sent back to the Council of Representatives to reconsider.Iraq's presidency council vetoes provincial election bill, People's Daily, 2008-07-24, accessed on 2008-07-27 Parliamentary summer recess started on 30 July 2008, but a special session was called for 3 August 2008 to find a solution to the Kirkuk issue.Iraqi Parliament calls session on Kirkuk – International Herald Tribune At that meeting, no solution was reached; at another meeting on 4 August 2008, lawmakers postponed the session to 5 August 2008,AFP: Iraqi parliament delays meeting on key voting law https://web.archive.org/web/20090207205924/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i78a8WhNf9-f4mUhHfd2p1Ker-PQ 2009-02-07Iraqis see compromise on Kirkuk standoff – International Herald Tribune and on that date to 6 August 2008.Parliament session on election law adjourned as dispute continues over Kirkuk_English_Xinhua It was then postponed to 9 September 2008, with a committee working on a compromise solution until then.Iraqi Parliament fails to agree on elections law, International herald Tribune, 2008-08-06, accessed on 2008-08-06 At that session, no resolution was reached, and negotiations continued on 10 September 2008 in the form of a special six-member panel formed for this occasion.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/world/middleeast/10iraq.html?ref=middleeast Iraqi Parliament Returns to Tackle Issue of Election Law The New York Times 10 September 2008 Robertson Campbell Kakan Atheerhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6497236.html Iraq form panel to resolve dispute over election bill - People's Daily Online The law was finally passed on 24 September 2008 and the election is expected to be held by 31 January 2009;https://www.rferl.org/a/Iraq_Passes_Poll_Law_Vote_Urged_Before_Jan_31/1291232.html Iraq Passes Election Law, Vote Urged Before End of January Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty the compromise was that Kirkuk would be dealt with separately, and elections in Kirkuk and the three Kurdish autonomous provinces will be held at a later time.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7633557.stm Iraq deal over province elections 24 September 2008 A special panel was to work on a solution on Kirkuk and report back by 31 March 2009.http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/25/africa/25iraq.php Iraq passes provincial elections law - International Herald Tribune 2009-06-13 2008-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080925181311/http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/25/africa/25iraq.php dead The United Nations Special Representative for Iraq, Staffan de Mistura proposed holding elections in all governorates except Kirkuk, and deferring the Kirkuk elections for six months in order to find an acceptable compromise.Iraqi parliament again puts off election vote, Reuters, 2008-08-05, accessed on 2008-08-05 A draft bill based on this proposal was debated on 6 August and accepted by the Kurdistani Alliance but opposed by the Iraqi Turkmen Front, Iraqi Accord Front and Sadrist Movement who objected to the draft law's reference to the Kirkuk status referendum and insisted on delaying the entire elections until a solution was found.Iraq MPs still at odds over provincial elections law https://web.archive.org/web/20090207150849/http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/08/05/iraq_mps_still_at_odds_over_provincial_elections_law/afp/ 2009-02-07 , Middle East Times, 2008-08-06, accessed on 2008-08-06 The panel was given a two-month extension to its deadline to 31 May and then a further week to 6 June.Iraqi Parliament's Mission To Kirkuk Ends In Failure, Radio Free Europe, 2009-05-27Iraq Delays Kirkuk Election Report By A Week - MP, AFP, 2009-05-31 References 2 Category:2009 Iraqi governorate elections Category:Kirkuk Governorate in the Iraq War Category:History of Kirkuk Governorate Category:2009 in Iraqi Kurdistan