The Parliament of Algeria will be led by a woman for the first time
The Parliament of Algeria will be led by a woman for the first time.
Consensus
- The Algerian National People's Assembly elected a woman as its speaker for the first time.
- Khalida Boufeddouche is the newly elected speaker of Algeria's parliament.
- Boufeddouche is a member of the ruling FLN party (National Liberation Front).
- She is an allergologist by profession and represents Algiers province, including the capital city.
- The FLN won 91 out of 407 seats in the recent parliamentary elections.
- Voter turnout was historically low, at around 21%.
Points of divergence
- Boufeddouche previously worked in local government bodies before entering parliament. — kommersant
- The speaker is the fourth-highest-ranking official in the state. — interfax
- Women hold only 25 seats (6%) in the current parliament, down from 38 in the previous session and 118 in 2017 when quotas were applied. — kommersant
- The percentage of women elected is 6.14%. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Algerian Parliament to be led by a woman for the first time — Коммерсантъ
- Algerian Parliament First Led by a Woman — Интерфакс