Iraq After Elections: Focus on the Constitution
Post-election Iraq will face a new political challenge: writing and adopting a constitution in accordance with the Transitional Administrative Law.
- What do the election results tell us about the prospects for writing a constitution by August 15 and having it approved in a referendum by October 15?
- How will the different coalitions approach constitutional issues? Will the coalitions that ran in the elections hold together in the Assembly?
- What kind of process is appropriate for writing a constitution in a war-torn society?
- What impact will the constitutional process have on the security situation and on interethnic relations in Iraq.
Speakers
- Ghassan al-Atiyyah
Executive Director of Iraq Foundation for Development and Democracy and leader of the Iraqi Independent Block - Jonathan Morrow, Program Officer, Rule of Law, U.S. Institute of Peace
- Nijyar Shemdin
Representative of the Kurdish Regional Government in Washington - Ambassador Samir Sumaidaie
Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations and leader of the Patriotic Democratic Alliance (speaking in an unofficial capacity) - Daniel Serwer, Vice President and Director, Peace and Stability Operations, U.S. Institute of Peace, Moderator
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