Iceland became the first European country to have more than 50% women parliamentarians
Iceland has become the first country in Europe to have more than 50% women members of parliament.
The French news agency AFP says that according to the new election results, more than 50% of the newly elected members of parliament are women.
According to the news agency, the election results show that out of the 63-member parliament, 33 seats have been won by women, ie women have got 52% share in the parliament.
According to a World Bank report, no European country has previously had more than 50 percent women MPs, although Sweden has about 47 percent of seats.
However, on the other hand, there are 5 countries in the world where more than half of the seats in the parliament are held by women.
In Rwanda 61%, in Cuba 53%, in Nicaragua 51% and in Mexico and the United Arab Emirates 50.50% of the seats are held by women members.