May 30, 2012
NDI: Pulls out of Ukraine’s group on improvement of election legislation
The National Democratic Institute withdrew on March 17 from a Ukrainian working group developing a new election law.
The National Democratic Institute withdrew on March 17 from a Ukrainian working group developing a new election law.
Lilia Ostapenko writes about the role of women in modern Ukrainian society.
The Monitoring
Ukrainian's women politicians occupy 8 percent of seats in Parliament (36 seats out of 450). According to Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko, changing the electoral system in country will lead to a reduction of female parliamentarians.
The conference is jointly organized by the Government of Ukraine, Council of Europe, and UNDP, in the framework of the Ukranian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.