Women Comprise 1/3 of New Iraqi Council

The female candidates will make up 31 percent of parliament, according to a quota system outlined in the Iraqi temporary constitution stipulating that one in four candidates must be a woman.

According to the final results, female ministers will fill 46 seats of the146 seats of the conservative United Iraqi Alliance. On the other hand, 27 female candidates will b among those 75 ministers of the Kurdish Alliance.

Canan Ubeydi of the Shiite Alliance said that they are pleased with their inclusion in politics.

And for those who claim or accuse that Islam denies women the right to participate in politics, Ubeydi said, "Our achievements are the best evidence of it." Rozida Abdulkadir Serif who has been elected from the Kurdish list also said that their task is to work for all the women in Iraq.