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Photo credit: UPI/Mohammed Vlfo |
Libyan women's next challenge is securing a foothold in the committee of 60 that will draft a constitution. It is unclear whether this group will be appointed or elected.
Women benefitted in the polls from a so-called zipper system that required parties to alternate between male and female candidates not only within their lists but also across the top of their lists.
Female candidates were just shy of half--545 of 1,206 candidates--of those vying for seats reserved for parties. Only 85 women out of 2,501 contenders took the risk to run as individual candidates.
Keeping in mind that the starting point was zero and that women gained less than 2 percent of seats in neighboring Egypt's parliament, international observers are praising the performance of Libyan women.
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Photo credit: UPI/Mohammed Vlfo |
Libyan women's next challenge is securing a foothold in the committee of 60 that will draft a constitution. It is unclear whether this group will be appointed or elected.
Women benefitted in the polls from a so-called zipper system that required parties to alternate between male and female candidates not only within their lists but also across the top of their lists.
Female candidates were just shy of half--545 of 1,206 candidates--of those vying for seats reserved for parties. Only 85 women out of 2,501 contenders took the risk to run as individual candidates.
Keeping in mind that the starting point was zero and that women gained less than 2 percent of seats in neighboring Egypt's parliament, international observers are praising the performance of Libyan women.