2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum
Referendum for Kurdish Independence
2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum
The 2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum was a failed bid at Kurdish independence from the Republic of Iraq. It was held on 25 September 2017 in Kurdistan Region, with preliminary results showing approximately 92.73 percent of votes cast in favor of independence. Despite reporting that the independence referendum would be non-binding, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) characterized it as binding, although they claimed that an affirmative result would trigger the start of state building and negotiations with Iraq rather than an immediate declaration of independence of Kurdistan. The referendum's legality was rejected by the federal government of Iraq and the Federal Supreme Court. The referendum prompted a military confrontation, and after their defeat, the KRG eventually conceded and accepted the Supreme Court's ruling that no Iraqi governorate is allowed to secede. It was originally planned to be held in 2014 amidst controversy and dispute between the regional and federal...
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