The representation of women and youth in Morocco’s next parliament will increase three-fold, the interior ministry and political parties recently agreed.
Sixty seats have been reserved for women and thirty for candidates under the age of forty, according to the bill passed by the Council of Ministers on Friday (September 9th).
The decision, however, triggered a flurry of negative reactions from activists. Some see it as a violation of the principle of equal opportunity, while others say the bill does not go far enough.
Read more in Erasiareview, published 16. Sept
The representation of women and youth in Morocco’s next parliament will increase three-fold, the interior ministry and political parties recently agreed.
Sixty seats have been reserved for women and thirty for candidates under the age of forty, according to the bill passed by the Council of Ministers on Friday (September 9th).
The decision, however, triggered a flurry of negative reactions from activists. Some see it as a violation of the principle of equal opportunity, while others say the bill does not go far enough.
Read more in Erasiareview, published 16. Sept