Iraq's Kurdish leaders blocked a vote on the country's proposed provincial election law Tuesday when they walked out of parliament, leaving the legislature without a quorum.
The dispute centers on Kurdish demands for a referendum in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk on whether it should become part of the Kurds' semiautonomous region in northern Iraq.
The Kurdish snub left only 133 lawmakers in the 275-seat legislature. Parliament is scheduled to reconvene Thursday, but it is unclear whether the Kurds will clear the way for the provincial elections planned for Oct. 1.
A prolonged stalemate in parliament could force a delay in the …
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