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June 1, 2018
With more women running for office in US, new opportunities — and challenges — arise

The historic wave of women running for Congress and governor this year already has landed 78 women on November ballots in several states.

May 31, 2018
Women continuing to make headway in Georgia politics

Is this the year of the woman in Georgia politics?

Based on the results of the May 22 primary election, including the local races, it may be.

May 30, 2018
Record number of women on the ballot in Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections since 2009

In its highly anticipated parliamentary election in almost ten years, Lebanon saw a record number of women on the ballot. An unprecedented 113 women registered as candidates, and 86 of them made it to candidate lists.

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May 25, 2018
Mia Mottley elected first female Prime Minister of Barbados as Labour Party wins election

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has won the country's 2018 General Elections claiming all 30 seats in the country's House of Assembly and unseating the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), which has governed the country since 2008.

May 25, 2018
Turkey enters electoral process with highest ratio of female parliamentary candidates ever

A total of 904 women from seven political parties are running to become parliamentarians in the June 24 elections, a record in the Republic's history. The number constitutes to 21.5 percent of all candidates running for Parliament.

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