Political-party gender-quota draft legislation on way to Cabinet

Draft legislation is due to go the Cabinet in the next couple of weeks introducing gender quotas for political parties.

Political-party gender-quota draft legislation on way to Cabinet

Draft legislation is due to go the Cabinet in the next couple of weeks introducing gender quotas for political parties.

If passed, the new law will fine political parties that do not select women to make up at least one third of their candidates.

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