Maliki calls to amend Iraqi Constitution

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi Premier, Nouri al-Maliki stressed the necessity to amend the constitution, noting “the constitution does not adopt the quotas system but it was injected by the politicians into the political process.”

In his speech at the 2nd Iraq Tribes Conference, Maliki said “The Iraqi Constitution needs amendments but according to the legal procedures,” referring “The sectarian quotas is the reason behind the parliament’s bad performance and the problems the government if suffering from.”

Maliki confirmed “The constitution does not include the sectarian quotas but the quotas system was injected by the politicians in the political process.”