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Barzani resigns from Iraqi Kurdistan presidency

IRAQI Kurdish President Masoud Barzani resigned yesterday in the wake of his disastrous bid for regional independence.

In a letter to the regional parliament, read out in a special closed session, the Kurdistan Democratic Party leader said: “I refuse to continue the position of president of the region after November 1.”

Mr Barzani advised parliament to reassign his duties and powers to prevent a “legal vacuum.”

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