Vanuatu’s Parliament has passed legislation providing for reserved seats for women in the country’s Municipal Councils.
The amendment to the Municipalities Act, which was passed with unanimous support among MPs, provides that one seat in every ward in a municipality must be reserved for a woman.
Under the new law, a female candidate for an election to a municipal council cannot contest for both a reserved seat and a general seat in a ward in a municipality.
We invite you to read the full article published August 30, 2013
Vanuatu’s Parliament has passed legislation providing for reserved seats for women in the country’s Municipal Councils.
The amendment to the Municipalities Act, which was passed with unanimous support among MPs, provides that one seat in every ward in a municipality must be reserved for a woman.
Under the new law, a female candidate for an election to a municipal council cannot contest for both a reserved seat and a general seat in a ward in a municipality.
We invite you to read the full article published August 30, 2013