Afghanistan, March 28 -- Sanga Siddiqi, an Afghan woman, has been elected to the leadership board of the D66 party in Zoetermeer, Netherlands.
Afghan-born human rights activist sanga Siddiqi has been elected to the leadership board of the Dutch political party D66 in the city of Zoetermeer, a move seen as a notable step for migrant women's political participation in Europe. Her selection came through an internal party election and was welcomed by members of the Afghan diaspora.
Siddiqi, who moved from Afghanistan to the Netherlands around 17 years ago, currently works as a financial specialist at the Dutch Ministry of Finance. She had previously also been introduced as a candidate for Zoetermeer's municipal council under the same party.
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