Independence referendum in Kurdistan in 2005

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An independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan was held in January 2005 in the north of the North Asian country of Iraq . After unsuccessful attempts to found a state in the first half of the 20th century, the Kurds , known as the “largest nation without a country”, tried again to found their own independent state. Although an overwhelming majority of 99.88 percent preferred an independent Kurdistan , the vote was not binding. A binding referendum will not take place until the referendum on September 25, 2017 .

The referendum was prepared by the Kurdish Referendum Movement and took place at the same time as the election of the Iraqi National Assembly and the election to the Parliament of Kurdistan . Already on December 22, 2004, a non-party delegation under the care of Ardischir Raschidi-Kalhur, the President of the Kurdish American Education Society, met Carina Pirelli, the chairman of the United Nations (UN) election support department , at UN Headquarters in New York to hand over the 1,732,535 signatures supporting the call for a referendum on independence and the future of Southern Kurdistan.

Result

Result of the vote in the respective areas
area independence Remain in Iraq total Proportion of independence Proportion remaining
Kerkuk 131,274 181 131,582 99.88% 0.12%
Nineve 165.780 111 165.891 99.93% 0.07%
Diyala 35,786 627 36,413 98.28% 1.72%
Silemani 650,000 5,796 656.496 99.12% 0.88%
Hewler 622,409 11,289 636.898 98.23% 1.77%
Dohuk 368.163 2,247 370.781 99.39% 0.61%
total 1,973,412 20,251 1,998,061 98.88% 1.12%

Individual evidence

  1. 98 percent of the people of South Kurdistan vote for Independence. In: Indybay. Indybay, accessed September 6, 2017 .