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Liberia: women demand political parties to adhere to 30 percent gender representation agreement

Source: All Africa

A conglomeration of Liberian women from diverse backgrounds have called on political parties to fully implement the Memorandum of Understanding they sign with the National Elections Commission (NEC) to fully implement Section 4.5 of the Elections Law of Liberia.

In a petition to NEC, the women's organizations including rural women, market women, and national women groups, expressed concerned over the low level of women aspirants who have completed their candidate registration process with the NEC, and called on political parties to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) they signed with NEC on Section 4.5 of the Elections Law of Liberia on May 11, 2023.

Click here to read the full article published by All Africa on 11 July 2023.

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A conglomeration of Liberian women from diverse backgrounds have called on political parties to fully implement the Memorandum of Understanding they sign with the National Elections Commission (NEC) to fully implement Section 4.5 of the Elections Law of Liberia.

In a petition to NEC, the women's organizations including rural women, market women, and national women groups, expressed concerned over the low level of women aspirants who have completed their candidate registration process with the NEC, and called on political parties to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) they signed with NEC on Section 4.5 of the Elections Law of Liberia on May 11, 2023.

Click here to read the full article published by All Africa on 11 July 2023.

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