Pity News... the Cordistan Referendum.

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In 2017, millions went to the polls to express their position on the political future of Kurdistan, in a referendum led by President Massoud Barzani, amid highly complex internal, regional and international conditions. The referendum was not a separate event from its political context, but came after years of disagreements between Erbil and Baghdad over a number of constitutional and political issues, notably article 140, budget and financial ri…