The proposal includes controversial Article 50, which required specific quotas for ethnic minorities in the provincial and municipal councils, KUNA, the Kuwait News Agency, reported.

While meeting in al-Sulaimaniya, the presidential council considered a range of issues, including how to avoid any minority group from being excluded, said Laith Shibr, a spokesman for First Vice President Adel Abul-Mahdi.

The legislation now moves to the Parliament for its consideration. If approved, the bill paves the way for elections before the end of January.