Iraq: Turkmen to Assume Power in Kirkuk

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Kirkuk between political rotation and a test of balances: Turkmen in the spotlight for the first time in decades. An administrative transfer… and deeper political messages. The issue of local legitimacy in Kirkuk has returned to the forefront with the transfer of the governorship from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan to the Turkmen Front, in a move that appears administrative in form but carries political dimensions that extend beyond the scope …