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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Iraqi council OKs Christian quota bill AP - Sunday, November 9 BAGHDAD - Iraq's presidential council Saturday signed off on legislation giving Christians and other religious minorities fewer guaranteed seats on provincial councils than the U.N. and some political groups had recommended. The council, which includes President Jalal Talabani and the two vice presidents, said in a statement that it wished parliament had approved the U.N. proposal, which would have given the minorities a total of a dozen of the 440 seats on ruling councils in Iraq's 18 provinces. Instead, parliament last Monday gave minorities a total of six seats distributed among three provinces. Christians will receive one seat each on the councils in Baghdad, Ninevah and Basra. Yazidis and Shabaks will get one each in Ninevah, while Sabeans will receive one in Baghdad. The U.N. had recommended the Christians receive three seats in Baghdad and Ninevah and one in Basra. The proposal also called for the Yazidis to get three seats in Ninevah. Christian parliament member Younadem Kana called Monday's decision an "insult to the communities rather than being fair to them." In September, parliament approved a new law mandating elections for ruling provincial councils in most of Iraq's 18 provinces _ the first such ballot since January 2005. But the law removed a system that reserved a few seats for Christians and other religious minorities. Lawmakers cited a lack of census data to determine what the quotas should be. Thousands of Christians have fled the country since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein's regime and the rise of Islamic extremist groups. But many Christians saw the parliament's move as an effort to marginalize their community and demanded supplemental legislation restoring their seats. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: World Like Abe and FDR, Obama faces crisesAP - 49 minutes ago Paloma roars over Cuba; Bahamas may be hit nextAP - 1 hour 1 minute ago Gay marriage supporters march in SoCalAP - 1 hour 1 minute ago AP NewsAlertAP - 1 hour 53 minutes ago Owner of collapsed Haiti school arrested; 88 deadAP - 1 hour 56 minutes ago Most Popular – World Viewed Obama: First pooch may be mutt 'like me' Obama rules out new cabinet picks as jobless rate jumps GM warns of cash crunch, appeals for bailout Among Obama's next challenges: his own security US doctors tell Liu Xiang he needs surgery View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology

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