The third annual report on the status of democracy in Egypt, issued by the Observatory of the State of Democracy of Egyptian Society for the Advancement of Community Participation revealed that the participation rates of women, in general, and Christians in elections, whether voting or nominations, is still low and has been reduced to almost zero.
In most elections, which was monitored by the observatory via media reports of elections in the country, has said low rates of participation of women and Christians, “both in the nomination process or voting, [saw] a reduced success rate, as only four women won seats in the last parliamentary elections that were held in 2005, while only one woman won a seat in the Shura Council Elections.”
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The third annual report on the status of democracy in Egypt, issued by the Observatory of the State of Democracy of Egyptian Society for the Advancement of Community Participation revealed that the participation rates of women, in general, and Christians in elections, whether voting or nominations, is still low and has been reduced to almost zero.
In most elections, which was monitored by the observatory via media reports of elections in the country, has said low rates of participation of women and Christians, “both in the nomination process or voting, [saw] a reduced success rate, as only four women won seats in the last parliamentary elections that were held in 2005, while only one woman won a seat in the Shura Council Elections.”
To read the complete news please visit BikyaMasr.