Algerian parliament elects Khalida Boufedeche its first woman speaker
Boufedeche is a member of her party's central committee, and had served in local politics before entering parliament.
The previous parliament had 38 women members, and the one before that had 118 following 2017 elections which were held under a quota system.
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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