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Iraq Charter Update Fails |
2005-09-07 |
![]() "No changes will be made," he said, adding that five million copies will be printed, starting tomorrow. The constitution, due to be voted on in a referendum by Oct. 15, has been a source of tension in Iraq as Sunnis, long the dominant political force, fear losing influence to majority Shiites, who were oppressed under Saddam Hussein. The government is largely composed of southern Shiites and Kurds from the north, and, backed by US troops, faces a Sunni insurgency. The Sunni minority could also kill the constitutional draft at the referendum if it can muster a two-thirds majority of no votes in three of Iraq's 18 provinces. |
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