Challenges of Women’s Representation in 2019

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In the 2019 general election, the affirmative policy on women’s representation in legislative bodies will be implemented for the fourth time.

The affirmative policy has gone through a number of regulatory changes that point to the development of women’s representation in politics. It all began with the issuance of a historic legislation, Article 65 of Law No. 12/2003, which was the first to stipulate that political parties participating in the elections must comprise at least 30 percent women among their legislative candidates.