If we will not be able to reach agreements in the end, this constitution is going to be presented to the Iraqis in an Oct. 15 referendum. Legally we do not need the parliament to vote on the draft, but we need only a consensus so that all the Iraqis will say yes to the constitution.

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We hope tomorrow we can finish this matter. The final day will be when we say this is the constitution draft which everybody agreed on.

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If we cannot reach an agreement, God forbid, the constitution will be put to the Iraqi people on October 15.

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This proves to the world that Iraqis are writing their own constitution. We want to be sure to write something that keeps Iraq intact, in land and in people.

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Negotiations are still going on. Everybody was there. This is a good sign and we hope we will reach a result tomorrow night.

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We found that time was late and we saw that the matters will need another day in order to reach results that please everyone.

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