Supreme Court: Iraqi Kurdistan 2022 Parl’t Extension Unconstitutional

Date: 30 May 2023 - 22:45

News ID: ۱۱۵۶۲۵

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s federal supreme court ruled on Tuesday that a one-year extension of the term of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region parliament in 2022 was unconstitutional and undermined democracy in the country, its top judge Jassim Mohammed said. All decisions issued by the regional parliament from the date of its term extension on Oct. 9, 2022 were therefore considered null and void, Mohammed said. With its capital in Erbil, Kurdistan is home to more than 5 million people out of Iraq’s 43 million population and produces about 450,000 barrels of oil per day, though exports were halted in March. Baghdad-Erbil relations have been fractious for years with disagreements over energy resources and disputed territories.