The Iraqi parliament voted against the Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum planned to be held on September 25, Iraqi News reports.
"The Iraqi Constitution had enumerated issues for which a referendum is required, and those do not include the Kurdistan referendum," parliament speaker Salim al-Jubouri said in a statement by his office. "The inclusion of disputed territories in the referendum is also a violation of the constitution," the statement added.
The negative vote prompted Kurdish representatives to walk out of the chamber.