Op-ed: Kurdish independence referendum requires constitutional framework

The powerful Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki, who maintains great influence among the ruling Shiite National Alliance, has told reporters that the Kurdish independence referendum needs to have a “constitutional framework” or else it will create problems for both Erbil and Baghdad. He added that if the Kurdish referendum lacks such a framework, then the Iraqi constitution may have to be amended.
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