Isa Kahraman

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Isa Kahraman
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Personal details
Born (1974-04-01) 1 April 1974 (age 49)
Midyat, Turkey
Political party New Social Contract (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Democratic Appeal (until 2023)

Isa Kahraman (born 1 April 1974) is a Turkish-born Dutch politician from the New Social Contract who was elected to the Dutch Parliament in the 2023 Dutch general election. He is of Syriac Aramean origin. [1] He lives in Rijssen. [2]

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He filed a motion in March 2024 to postpone talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina about a potential accession to the European Union. The motion lost by a narrow margin, while Prime Minister Mark Rutte had indicated in advance that he would not veto the talks to avoid alienating the Netherlands within the organization. [3]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Isa Kahraman
YearBodyPartyPos.VotesResultRef.
Party seatsIndividual
2023 House of Representatives New Social Contract 163,35720Won [4]

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References

  1. SyriacPress (24 November 2023). "Syriac candidate Isa Kahraman wins seat in Dutch Parliament for New Social Contract". SyriacPress. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. "Isa Kahraman uit Rijssen is nummer 16 op de lijst van Omtzigts NSC: "Wie had dat kunnen dromen"". nos.nl (in Dutch). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. Hofman, Flóri (20 March 2024). "Tweede Kamer verwerpt NSC-motie om EU-gesprekken over toetreding Bosnië-Herzegovina te blokkeren" [House of Representatives rejects NSC motion to block EU talks about accession Bosnia and Herzegovina]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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