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Hungary: Up to 20% drop in female MPs in Hungary following election

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Hungary: Up to 20% drop in female MPs in Hungary following election

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Hungary's new Parliament will see a 20 percent drop in the number of female MPs, from the current 43 to 35, MTI calculated on Monday.The Socialist Party had 26 female MPs in the past four years and in the new Parliament there will be only five women out of 59 Socialist MPs.

The green-liberal Politics Can Be Different party will have 16 MPs in the new Parliament including five women, while the radical nationalist Jobbik will have 47 MPs including only three females.

To read the complete news story please visit Politics.hu

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Hungary's new Parliament will see a 20 percent drop in the number of female MPs, from the current 43 to 35, MTI calculated on Monday.The Socialist Party had 26 female MPs in the past four years and in the new Parliament there will be only five women out of 59 Socialist MPs.

The green-liberal Politics Can Be Different party will have 16 MPs in the new Parliament including five women, while the radical nationalist Jobbik will have 47 MPs including only three females.

To read the complete news story please visit Politics.hu

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