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BBC News – Thursday 18 Sept, 2008
Rwanda already holds the world record for highest proportion of female MPs. Image: AFP
Rwanda will be the first country where women will outnumber men in parliament, preliminary election results show.
Women have taken 44 out of 80 seats so far and the number could rise if three seats reserved for the disabled and youth representatives go to females. . .
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