92% voted for independence in Iraqi Kurd referendum
Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 14:41
Arbil, Iraq, Sept 27, 2017 (AFP) — More than 92 percent of Iraqi Kurds voted for independence in a referendum, according to the first official results announced on Wednesday, two days after the disputed plebiscite.
Electoral commission officials told a news conference in the regional capital Arbil that 92.73 percent of the 3,305,925 people who cast ballots voted "yes" in Monday's referendum, which had a turnout of 72.61 percent.
