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| Political parties asked to ensure 'mandatory' women representation in Feb 8 general elections |
| 2024-01-15 |
| [GEO.TV] Ahead of the sought-after February 8 elections, political parties have been directed to ensure "mandatory" 5 per cent representation of women candidates on general seats. I think Claudine Gay's available... In an order issued on Sunday, the Election Commission of Pakistain (ECP) asked all political parties concerned to comply with Section 206 of the Elections Act, 2017, to ensure mandatory 5% representation of women candidates on general seats after the allocation of election symbols. The electoral watchdog also ordered the political parties to submit the list of male and female candidates for general seats within five days. |
| Posted by:Fred |