Karima Delli is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 elected in the 2009 European election

European Parliament election, 2009 (France)

European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats...

 for the Île-de-France

Île-de-France (European Parliament constituency)

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 constituency.

Born to Algeria

Algeria

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n parents, she grew up in poor conditions in Tourcoing

Tourcoing

Tourcoing is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Nord.Tourcoing is situated near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border.-Main sights:...

 as the ninth child in the family of 13. She obtained a Master of Advanced Studies in political science at the Lille IEP

Institut d'études politiques de Lille

Sciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...

. During this period, she met Green Senator Marie-Christine Blandin

Marie-Christine Blandin

Marie-Christine Blandin is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department. She is a member of the The Greens.-References:*...

, later becoming Blandin's parliamentary assistant.

Delli is a member of The Greens

The Greens (France)

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. In the 2009 European elections, she was the fourth candidate on the Europe Écologie

Europe Écologie

Europe Écologie was a French electoral coalition created for the 2009 European elections composed of The Greens and other ecologists and regionalists....

 list in the East region, and was elected to the European Parliament

European Parliament

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. She is the second-youngest French MEP after Damien Abad

Damien Abad

Damien Abad is a Member of the European Parliament, representing South East France. Aged 29, he is the youngest MEP from France....

.