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Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Madagascar
Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Madagascar
Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Madagascar next August 23 after several changes in the date due to political instability and lack of consensus among different political…
Parliamentary Elections in Norway
Parliamentary Elections in Norway
A total of 1644 women candidates (40.28%) will compete for a seat in the Parliament of Norway in the upcoming elections on September 9. The percentage of women candidates has fallen by 2% compared…
UN WOMEN seeking Policy Specialist (Gender Responsive Peacebuilding)
UN WOMEN seeking Policy Specialist (Gender Responsive Peacebuilding)
Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Application Deadline : 09-Aug-13 Type of Contract : FTA International Post Level : P-3 Languages Required :   REFER A FRIEND …
Parliamentary Elections in Northern Cyprus
Parliamentary Elections in Northern Cyprus
In summary Nicosia has 84 candidates, Famagusta 67, Kyrenia 51, Guzelyurt 35 and Iskele 25. The actual numbers of MPs to be elected are Nicosia 16, Famagusta 13, Kyrenia 10, Guzelyurt 6 and…
Parliamentary Elections in Togo
Parliamentary Elections in Togo
A total of 159 women candidates will compete for a seat in the parliament of Togo in the upcoming elections that will be held next July 25. There are 1174 candidates, of which 13.5% are women. Togo’s…
Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Zimbabwe
Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Zimbabwe
There are currently 32 (14.95%) women in the Zimbabwean House of Assembly out of 214. There are 24 (24.24%) women in the Senate out of 100 members. The lack of quotas for women in local government…
Parliamentary Elections in Japan
Parliamentary Elections in Japan
24% of the candidates for the upcoming elections for the House of Councillors (upper house) are women. There are currently 44 (18.57%) women members of Japan’s upper house out of a total of 237 seats…
Presidential First Round (Tentative) in Mali
Presidential First Round (Tentative) in Mali
There is currently only one woman candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, Mme Haidara Aissata Cisse dite Chato. If you'd like to read an interview with her, please visit our news section…
Second round of Parliamentary elections in Bhutan
Second round of Parliamentary elections in Bhutan
Bhutan will hold the second round of its parliamentary elections. The five women candidates were defeated on the first round. However, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck directly appointed two women…