Iraq’s Kurds vote ‘yes’ to independent state in referendum

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Home World Iraq’s Kurds vote ‘yes’ to independent state in referendum 27-09-2017 02:23 PM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Almost 93 percent of Iraq’s Kurds voted to an independent state, the High Elections and Referendum Commission said on Wednesday, in a referendum that has angered the Baghdad government and regional powers Turkey and Iran. Voters were asked to say “yes” or “no” to the question: “Do you want the Kurdistan Region and Kurdistani areas outside the (Kurdistan) Region to become an independent country?” More than 72 percent of eligible voters, or 3.3 million people, cast a ballot, with 92.73 percent of valid votes in favour of “yes” and 7.27 percent in favour of “no.” *Reuters

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Iraq’s Kurds vote ‘yes’ to independent state in referendum

27-09-2017 02:23 PM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Almost 93 percent of Iraq’s Kurds voted to an independent state, the High Elections and Referendum Commission said on Wednesday, in a referendum that has angered the Baghdad government and regional powers Turkey and Iran.

Voters were asked to say “yes” or “no” to the question: “Do you want the Kurdistan Region and Kurdistani areas outside the (Kurdistan) Region to become an independent country?”

More than 72 percent of eligible voters, or 3.3 million people, cast a ballot, with 92.73 percent of valid votes in favour of “yes” and 7.27 percent in favour of “no.”

*Reuters

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