Italian Parliament to Have Highest Number of Women in History
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Italy’s new parliament will have the highest number of women in the republic’s history, reaching about 31 percent of members of the newly elected body, farmers’ union Coldiretti said.
Women will make up 32 percent of lawmakers in the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, and 30 percent in the Senate, compared with 21 percent and 19 percent respectively in the previous parliament, according to data compiled by Coldiretti and sent in an e-mailed statement. The new parliament convenes March 15.