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Meet Khalida Boufedech, the first woman to lead Algeria’s parliament

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Meet Khalida Boufedech, the first woman to lead Algeria’s parliament

Khalida Boufedech became Algeria’s first woman parliament speaker and the highest-ranking woman to hold constitutional office in the country’s history.

Ezgi Akin

Jul 29, 2026

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Speaker of the National People's Assembly, Khalida Boufedech, is pictured in this undated image. — National People's Assembly

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Algeria’s lower house of parliament will be led by a woman for the first time in the country’s history, after Algerian lawmakers elected Khalida Boufedech, who is now the highest-ranking woman to hold constitutional office in the country.

Details: Boufedech won 302 of the 366 votes cast during the........

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