Kadir Kasirga (born 1975) is a Swedish politician of

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descent. He served as Member of the Riksdag representing the constituency of

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from 24 September 2018 to 8 March 2020. Sultan Kayhan took his place in the Riksdag after Kasirga resigned. He became a member of the Riksdag again in 2022. He volunteered as an

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observer to the Turkish elections in May 2023, but he was denied entry to Turkey on grounds he had visited the

-led

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(SDF) in the past.

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