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Palestinian Women Flushed with Success in Historic Vote


(AFP/The Peninsula-Qatar) At least 50 local women councilors were elected in the West Bank in a historic vote that punched through a taboo in conservative Palestinian society. In the first local Palestinian council elections in 28 years, 886 candidates, including 139 women, ran for 306 council seats in 26 municipalities, with a quota of two women per council.
2004-12-27 00:00:00
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