While the coming French elections will see a sharp rise in the number of women députées, gender parity in the Assemblée nationale remains an elusive goal

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France votes on Sunday in the second round of elections for the lower house of itsudparliament, the Assemblée nationale. New President François Hollande has been lauded forudappointing a parity government, but what are the chances of equality in parliament after theudcoming elections? Using data from the presidential and the first round of the parliamentaryudelections Rainbow Murray predicts a rise in the number of women députées from the currentud19% to nearly 30%. While this is a significant improvement, parity is still clearly a long wayudoff.