Kurds voted for independence. What happens now?

An Iraqi Kurd woman picks up ballot paper before casting her vote at a polling station during Kurdistan independence referendum in Erbil Source: AAP

We talk about it with Italian journalist Michele Giorgio.

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Published 28 September 2017 10:43am

Updated 28 September 2017 11:00am

By Virginia Padovese

Source: SBS

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We talk about it with Italian journalist Michele Giorgio.

The president of Iraq's Kurdish region has claimed victory for the "yes" vote in the referendum on support for independence. Masoud Barzani called for "dialogue" with Baghdad, which has rejected the vote as unconstitutional and is staunchly opposed to any redrawing of borders.