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Solomon Islands: Disappointment at low numbers of women contesting Solomons’ election

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Solomon Islands: Disappointment at low numbers of women contesting Solomons’ election

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The only woman ever to be elected to Parliament in Solomon Islands says its disappointing more women won’t be running in next month’s election. The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission believes 23 of the 509 candidates standing in the August 4 election are women, down slighty from the 26 who stood in the 2006 election. Hilda Kari, who’s also a former president of the National Council of Women, says that falls short of her goal of having a woman standing in each of the 50 constituencies.

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The only woman ever to be elected to Parliament in Solomon Islands says its disappointing more women won’t be running in next month’s election. The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission believes 23 of the 509 candidates standing in the August 4 election are women, down slighty from the 26 who stood in the 2006 election. Hilda Kari, who’s also a former president of the National Council of Women, says that falls short of her goal of having a woman standing in each of the 50 constituencies.

To read the complete news please visit Radio New Zealand International.

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