Hungary Has Fewest Female Politicians In EU

  • 7 Mar 2019 8:59 AM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Hungary Has  Fewest Female Politicians In EU
Hungary has a lower percentage of women in its legislature and cabinet than any other EU member state, according to data from Eurostat.

Only 12.6% of Hungary’s MPs are women, far below the EU average of 29.9% and Sweden’s leading figure of 46.7%.

Spain has the highest percentage of women in government, at 52.3%, while the EU average is 30.4%. The figure for Hungary is 7.1%.


MTI Photo: Illyés Tibor

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