Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday. The initial vote count had female candidates winning 33 seats in Iceland's 63-seat parliament, the Althing, but hours later, a recount in western Iceland reduced that to 30 seats. However, 48% is the highest percentage for women lawmakers in Europe. Rwanda leads the world with women making up 61% of its Chamber of Deputies, with Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico on or just over the 50% mark. The three parties in the outgoing coalition government led by Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir won 37 seats, two more than in the last election, and seemed likely to continue in power.

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