The committee comprised 27 members [2][3] drawn from senior politicians across the political spectrum in rough proportions to the Council of Representatives of Iraq that was elected in the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005: In addition, the representatives of the Turkmen, Mandaeans, and Yazidis were invited to nominate a member each to join the committee [6] The Iraqi National Dialogue Front has rejected the deal that led to the formation of the committee and has refused to participate.
Seven areas have been identified as areas where one or more of the political forces in Iraq would like to change:[7] The main proposed amendments have come from the Sunni Arab majority parties who want to make it more difficult to establish an oil-rich Shiite "super-region" in the south of Iraq[8][9] However, SCIRI has insisted that the "essence" of the constitution should be maintained and has pushed for the creation of a Shiite Region covering the nine southern governorates.
[11] The Sadrist Movement supports a stronger central government, saying that federalism should not be applied to the south "while Iraq is still under occupation".
[12] The National Dialogue Front has asked that the de-Baathification provisions be reworded to "be fair to those that have suffered under this article".
[14] The Iraq Study Group of senior American politicians recommended that the constitution be amended as follows:[15] The Kurdistani Alliance submitted a working paper in April 2007 with the following proposed changes: The Iraqi Accord Front was reported in July 2007 as seeking the following changes:[17]