Portugal's first black women lawmakers take office
Source: France 24
Members of Portugal's new parliament took up office on Friday, among them the country's first black women lawmakers who campaigned on promises to fight racism and inequality.
The three women, who all trace their origins to Guinea-Bissau, an impoverished former Portuguese colony in west Africa, won office in the October 6 general election when Prime Minister Antonio Costa's Socialists were re-elected but without an absolute majority.
A total of 89 women were elected -- an unprecedented number in the 230-seat parliament -- following a new gender parity law requiring that 40 percent of elected lawmakers are female.
Click here to read the full article published by France 24 on 25 October 2019.
Members of Portugal's new parliament took up office on Friday, among them the country's first black women lawmakers who campaigned on promises to fight racism and inequality.
The three women, who all trace their origins to Guinea-Bissau, an impoverished former Portuguese colony in west Africa, won office in the October 6 general election when Prime Minister Antonio Costa's Socialists were re-elected but without an absolute majority.
A total of 89 women were elected -- an unprecedented number in the 230-seat parliament -- following a new gender parity law requiring that 40 percent of elected lawmakers are female.
Click here to read the full article published by France 24 on 25 October 2019.
