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Article: The Iraqi governing council.(In Focus)
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- Social Education
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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In July 2003, the United States, acting as the leader of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) that administers Iraq, established a Governing Council in Iraq. The Council consists of twenty-five Iraqi political and public figures. In the words of its mandate, the Iraqi Governing Council has "the right to set policies and take decisions in cooperation with the coalition in any area of national policy, including financial and economic reform, education, electoral law, and health:' Ultimate authority over policy in Iraq remains with the United States as the CPA leader. In September, the Governing Council appointed a 25-member cabinet to exercise day-to-day control of key ...