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Kakai minority scores two seats in Iraqi parliament

After years of absence, two female candidates from the Kakai minority managed to reach the Iraqi parliament following the fifth Iraqi legislative elections held on Oct. 10 for the provinces of Ninevah and Kirkuk.
Kakais Najwa Hamid (KDP) and Ahlam Ramazan (PUK) were elected to Iraqi parliament in October 2021.

The Kakais eagerly kept a close eye on the results of the October parliamentary elections, which represented a pivotal turn for the minority since it was the first time in Iraq's history that two female Kakai candidates secured seats in parliament.

No Kakai has ever made it to parliament since the first parliamentary session in 2005, especially since no quota has been allocated to this community, as is the case with other Iraqi minorities.

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