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Record number of female MPs in Poland’s parliament after elections

Source: Notes from Poland

A record 136 women were elected to sit in the Sejm – Poland’s more powerful lower house of parliament – at Sunday’s elections. That means 29.6% of the chamber’s 460 members will now be female, above the global average of 24.3% but below the EU-wide figure of 32.7%.

At the same time, however, the number of women in the 100-seat Senate – the weaker upper chamber – fell from 24 to 17.

Click here to read the full article published by the Notes from Poland on 19 October 2023.

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A record 136 women were elected to sit in the Sejm – Poland’s more powerful lower house of parliament – at Sunday’s elections. That means 29.6% of the chamber’s 460 members will now be female, above the global average of 24.3% but below the EU-wide figure of 32.7%.

At the same time, however, the number of women in the 100-seat Senate – the weaker upper chamber – fell from 24 to 17.

Click here to read the full article published by the Notes from Poland on 19 October 2023.

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