"I went into politics as a result of the emergence of the Islamist Movement in the nineties.  I was trying to find a way to help my country and contribute to the decision-making process as well as help women, who are usually the first to suffer. In 2002, at the age of 34, and until 2007, I served as a Member of Parliament; there were 23 women parliamentarians out of 398 Members of Parliament. I became Deputy Leader of the Caucus of the Majority Party and the Chairperson of the Parliament Standing Committee on Economy, Development and Trade. I returned to Parliament in 2012 (with a mandate until 2017) and at present I am member of its Legal Affairs Committee. In October 2012, in Canada, I was elected for a four-year term into the International Parliament. This could help me extend the scope of my work as a parliamentarian…   

I wish for my eldest daughter, aged 20, now a Law student, to enter politics. Politics should not remain monopolized by men.

In 2008, President Boutaflika introduced a Constitutional amendment by including Article 31, which stipulates a wider role for women in elected councils. This has helped promote women’s political participation and, in 2011, regulations were adopted to enforce Article 31, including the establishment of a quota system. Since then, women’s representation in the Parliament went up, from 7% to 32%, for the first time in an Arab Country…Algerian Women should join politics and prove their capabilities and hard work in order to reach a 50% representation.”

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