Khalida Boufedeche elected as Algeria's first woman parliamentary speaker
Summary
Khalida Boufedeche was elected as Algeria’s first woman to serve as the speaker of the parliament’s lower house. She is a trained allergist and a member of the National Liberation Front party, becoming the fourth-highest-ranking official in Algeria.Key Facts
- Khalida Boufedeche was elected on July 28, 2026, as the speaker of Algeria’s lower house of parliament.
- She is the first woman to ever hold this position in Algeria.
- Boufedeche is trained as an allergist and represents the capital city, Algiers.
- She is a member of the National Liberation Front (FLN), the country’s ruling party.
- The FLN won the most seats in recent parliamentary elections, securing 91 out of 407 seats.
- Voter turnout in these elections was very low, at 21 percent, the lowest ever recorded.
- Women hold only 25 seats in the parliament, about 6 percent of the total.
- Boufedeche previously worked in local politics and serves on her party’s central committee.
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