Constitutional and Political Challenges Facing a New Iraqi Government
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The historic elections of January 30, 2005 set Iraq on the path todemocracy. However, the critical undertaking of creating a permanentconstitution that successfully addresses contentious questions like therole of Islam in governance, the Kurdish autonomy issue, and how Iraqis ofevery political and religious stripe can live together freely andpeacefully remains ahead. What will happen after all the votes arecounted and how will the constitutional process play out? Mr. FeisalIstrabadi, Iraq's deputy representative to the UN, played a pivotal role indrafting Iraq's Transitional Administrative Law and helped ensure theinclusion of principles such as freedom of speech and religion. Mr.Istrabadi will offer his perspectives on the necessity of building asuccessful constitutional framework and the political challenges that stand in the way.
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