While the arrest of Mongolia’s former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar on corruption charges has been dominating headlines, another quieter, but very significant event took place earlier this summer on June 28, when nine women won seats in the country’s parliamentary elections.
Women representation in parliaments in Africa is unlikely to increase as per the international requirements, former Ugandan minister for ethics and integrity Miria Matembe said on Wednesday.
Women from the civil society and political activists are demanding for their 30 percent quota as the deadline to the formation of a new government draws near.
Women attending a political workshop in Vanuatu have agreed to pursue a quota system for the 2016 election.
A civil society group criticized the Cabinet’s approval of a new electoral law Wednesday, calling the draft legislation a “show” and warning of protests if the proposal moves forward in its current form.
Tanzanian National Assembly Speaker Anne Makinda has urged women to look beyond their allotted 30% quota in the National Assembly and seek full 50% representation by participating in elections in constituencies, Tanzania's Daily News reported Monday (August 6th).
A record number of women were sworn in as legislators as Senegal's new parliament was inaugurated on Monday.
Sixty-four women now have seats in this West African country's 150-member National Assembly, thanks to a law on gender parity.
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