Iceland poised to script history as first country to elect female majority Parliament

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Iceland appears headed to script history by becoming the first European country to elect a female majority to parliament.</p>
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According to projections based on the final election results, 33 of the 63 seats in the Althingi (Iceland’s national parliament), or 52%, have been won by women, according to a <em>BBC</em> report.</p>
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This would be an increase of nine seats over the last election that was held  in 2017.</p>
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No other European country has breached the 50% threshold, with Sweden achieving the highest at 47%, according to data from the Inter Parliamentary Union.</p>
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Unlike some other countries, Iceland does not have legal quotas on female representation in parliament. However, there are some political parties in the country that require a minimum number of candidates to be women.</p>
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The country has long been considered a leader in gender equality and was ranked the most gender-equal nation in the world for the 12th consecutive year in a World Economic Forum report released in March this year.</p>