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"A record number of women - including the wives and widows of notable political figures - will take up seats in the Palestinian parliament following January's legislative elections.
Under a new quota system, the number of women deputies will increase to at least 13 within the 132-seat Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), up from its current total of five.
Over the last year, an unprecedented number of women have stepped forward onto the political scene following parliament's adoption in 2004 of a long-awaited quota system.
It guarantees them a greater level of participation in political life at both local and parliamentary levels. Many women have run in the ongoing municipal elections, the first in 28 years."
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