New look lower house has more feminine touch

The new look lower house will have the most women lawmakers since elections following the end of Communism. Forty-four women lawmakers will take their seats in the lower house, an advance on the 31 during the pervious term. While the average age of lawmakers in the new house is around 18 months lower than the outgoing one, it is still just over 47 with TOP 09 leader Karel Schwarzenberg the oldest at 72. A total of 86 outgoing members of the lower house retained their seats, that is a drop from the 115 who held on in 2006.

Author: Chris Johnstone