Vice President of National Parliament and President of the GMPTL Maria Paixão joined dignitaries including President of the Republic Jose Ramos Horta and President of Parliament Fernando Lasama in celebrating the National Electoral Commission (CNE) third anniversary.Deputada Paixão addressed the gathering at Delta Nova on January 15th on the topic of securing women’s participation in the future municipal elections. Although female participation in the 2009 suco elections increased from 2004, overall participation was still low. Deputada Paixão highlighted lack of training for candidates and limited civic education as key reasons why female participation was so low. She also highlighted the short time between the guarantee of the packet law, which guaranteed women’s inclusion on electoral tickets, and the elections as key contributing factor.
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Vice President of National Parliament and President of the GMPTL Maria Paixão joined dignitaries including President of the Republic Jose Ramos Horta and President of Parliament Fernando Lasama in celebrating the National Electoral Commission (CNE) third anniversary.Deputada Paixão addressed the gathering at Delta Nova on January 15th on the topic of securing women’s participation in the future municipal elections. Although female participation in the 2009 suco elections increased from 2004, overall participation was still low. Deputada Paixão highlighted lack of training for candidates and limited civic education as key reasons why female participation was so low. She also highlighted the short time between the guarantee of the packet law, which guaranteed women’s inclusion on electoral tickets, and the elections as key contributing factor.
To read the complete news story please visit UNDP Timor Leste
