If they were a political party, women would need only two more seats to form a majority government in Iceland, after winning a record 30 seats in this weekend’s national elections. Voter turnout was just under 80 percent — local media say that’s a record low for Iceland. With female candidates winning nearly half (48 percent) of the 63 seats, Iceland now has the “most equal Parliament in the world” without a quota system, according…
Women win 48% of the seats in Iceland’s new parliament
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