The appointment of eleven more ministers to Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s cabinet means there are now vacancies in other government institutions, such as the governorship of Kirkuk and a number of seats in parliament. While the Kirkuk provincial council has to elect a new governor, the vacancies in parliament have been dealt with by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), which on Tuesday announced the replacements for Deputy Prime Minister Muhsin Al-Mandalawi of Asas and Minister of Interior Yasser Skhail Al-Maliki of the State of Law coalition.