Khalida Boufedeche Elected as Algeria's First Woman Parliamentary Speaker
- On Tuesday, Algerian lawmakers elected Khalida Boufedech as the first female Speaker of the National People's Assembly. The 44-year-old doctor secured 302 of 366 votes, becoming the country's fourth-highest-ranking state official.
- Boufedech emerged as the consensus candidate of the pro-presidential parliamentary majority. Representing Algiers, she is a member of the National Liberation Front, which secured 91 of the assembly's 407 seats.
- She assumes leadership of a body where women remain significantly underrepresented, holding just 25 seats, or six percent of the total. Previous parliaments had 38 members and 118 following 2017 elections.
- Defeating two male opposition candidates, Amine Allouche and Rachid Hassani, Boufedech becomes the highest-ranking woman to hold constitutional office in Algeria's history. She follows prominent figures like Zohra Drif and Louisa Hanoune.
- The July 2 legislative elections that ushered in this new five-year parliament were marked by the lowest turnout ever, at 21 percent. This establishes the political environment for Boufedech's leadership.
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A historic moment in Algeria's political history: the National People's Assembly of Algeria has elected Khalida Boufedech as its president, making her the first woman to hold the position. This election is all the more significant given that only 6% of the seats are held by women. Elected on Tuesday, July 28, Khalida Boufedech is now the fourth-highest-ranking official in the Algerian state.
This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Getty Images: Khalida Boufedech delivers her first speech as Speaker of the National People's Assembly after the vote. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received Khalida Boufedech today after her election as Speaker of the National People's Assembly. Members of the Algerian National People's Assembly elected Khalida Boufedech as Speak…
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Algerian parliament elects Khalida Boufedeche its first woman speaker
Algeria's parliament elected its first ever woman speaker on Tuesday evening, making Khalida Boufedeche the fourth-highest ranking official in the country.
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