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Record number of women become MEPs – but men still dominate

Ratio of females in European parliament up to 39% from 36%, analysis of results shows

More women have been elected to the European parliament than ever before but men still account for 60% of MEPs, according to an early analysis of the European election results.

The proportion of female MEPs has increased slightly from 36% five years ago to about 39%, or 286 out of 751 seats, with nearly all of the official results confirmed.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2JPXufe

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