Khalida Boufdach has made history as the first woman to become President of Algeria’s People’s National Assembly since the country gained independence in 1962. The 44-year-old physician and member of the National Algerian Party was elected on July 29, 2026, receiving 302 of 366 votes in a secret ballot. She defeated two other candidates, Amine Allouche of the Movement of Society for Peace and Rachid Hassani of the Rally for Culture and Democracy…
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