Legislative Council of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region

Legislative Council of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region session, 1978

The Legislative Council of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region (Arabic: المجلس التشريعي لمنطقة كردستان للحكم الذاتي) was a legislative body for the Kurdistan Autonomous Region in northern Iraq consisting of Duhok Governorate, Erbil Governorate and Sulaymaniyah Governorate from 1974–2003.[1] This regional assembly had limited powers to legislate on issues relating to health, education, labour and social, cultural and economic development.[2] It was based in Erbil (albeit between 1991 and 2003 the institution was based in Baghdad).[1] Members of the Legislative Council served in three-year periods.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Aslı Ü. Bâli, Omar M. Dajani. Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East. Cambridge University Press, 2023. p. 187
  2. ^ Alan John Day. Political Dissent: An International Guide to Dissident, Extra-parliamentary, Guerrilla, and Illegal Political Movements. Gale Research Company, 1983. p. 176

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