Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, 2017

referendum for Kurdish Independence

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number of support votes: 2861471
title: Vułio vualtri che ła rejon del Kurdistan e łe zone curde fora da ła rejon łe devègnee un Stato indipendente?
number of negative votes: 224464
point in time: 2017-09-25
total valid votes: 3095303
electorate: 4581255
ballots cast: 3305925
number of spoilt votes: 210622
number of blank votes: 9368

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The 2017 Kurdistan Region independence referendum was a failed bid at Kurdish independence from the Republic of Iraq. It was held on 25 September 2017 in Kurdistan Region, with preliminary results showing approximately 92.73 percent of votes cast in favor of independence. Despite reporting that the independence referendum would be non-binding, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) characterized it as binding, although they claimed that an affirmative result would trigger the start of state building and negotiations with Iraq rather than an immediate declaration of independence of Kurdistan. The referendum's legality was rejected by the federal government of Iraq and the Federal Supreme Court. The referendum prompted a military confrontation, and after their defeat, KRG eventually conceded and accepted the Supreme Court's ruling that no Iraqi governorate is allowed to secede.