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In 1997 , opposition parties also won a majority of seats in the national chamber of deputies . As a follow on initiative to the Leadership Program , NDI is implementing a program that will promote reform within Mexican political parties by strengthening party training institutes and curriculums . Institute representatives hold consultations with parties , conduct roundtables on topics such as women 's quotas and models of electoral systems and hold meetings with election authorities . In fact , I like to think that with the exception of misplacing my keys or losing my insurance benefits , I 'm not afraid of much . Through those elections , the number of women holding seats in Parliament leapt from just two to 35 , one-third of whom participated in NDI 's training programs . International pressure led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country , and a large , anti-Syrian coalition comprised of Muslims , Christians , and Druze and led by Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblatt won an absolute majority of seats in Lebanon 's 2005 legislative elections . Resulting initiatives have produced legislative amendments , budgetary reforms , and public awareness campaigns on such issues as support for victims of domestic violence , preventive breast cancer treatment , and maternity benefits . NDI helped to create a multiparty " women 's working group " that developed and submitted a list of recommendations , including legislative and voluntary political party quotas , to the Algerian government and party leaders in 2004 . Project results have included increasing the participation of youth in the 2000 elections , the development of proposals for internal party reform that were considered by party congresses in 2001 , increased participation of women and youth within the internal structures of the PRI , the establishment of a PAN youth training scholarship program ( Linceo ) in 2002 , increased use of technology tools in PRD campaigns in 2003 , and improved constituent outreach and direct voter contact initiatives by PAN federal congressmen in 2004 . During the January 2006 parliamentary elections , Hamas upset decades of Fateh political dominance when it won 74 out of 132 seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council ( PLC ) .