Women elected to more than half the seats in Rwandan legislature

Sep 19, 2008 18:57

"Rwanda will be the first country where women will outnumber men in parliament, preliminary election results show.

Women have taken 44 out of 80 seats so far and the number could rise if three seats reserved for the disabled and youth representatives go to females.

Rwanda, whose post-genocide constitution ensures a 30% quota for female MPs, already held the record for the most women in parliament."

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7620816.stm

Looks as if this list needs updating: http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm

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