Iraqi Federalism Legislation coming soon.
The Sunnis have removed their obstruction to the federalism legislation which would allow autonomous Shia and Kurd super regions with their own revenue and military. The trade off is that the process to amend the Constitution is back on.
The thing that gets me curious is the non-concurrent timing. The federalism legislation will be presented, amended, and voted on in about two weeks, while the amendment process will not see fruit for a year or more.
UPDATE: This Reuters article left out one key point that answers my question. The federalism law will be voted on in two weeks, but it's implementation will be held for 18 months. So, it'll still probably be a big issue, but it will be an issue in a year.
The thing that gets me curious is the non-concurrent timing. The federalism legislation will be presented, amended, and voted on in about two weeks, while the amendment process will not see fruit for a year or more.
UPDATE: This Reuters article left out one key point that answers my question. The federalism law will be voted on in two weeks, but it's implementation will be held for 18 months. So, it'll still probably be a big issue, but it will be an issue in a year.
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