Though promising to respect gender equality and political representation, political parties in Albania have neglected calls to include women candidates in the May 8th local elections. In all, only 17 out of the 768 candidates, or 3%, are women.
This comes three months after political leaders promised to respect the election law, which stipulates that 30% of candidates must be women.
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Though promising to respect gender equality and political representation, political parties in Albania have neglected calls to include women candidates in the May 8th local elections. In all, only 17 out of the 768 candidates, or 3%, are women.
This comes three months after political leaders promised to respect the election law, which stipulates that 30% of candidates must be women.
For more information, please visit SETimes.