Bamako — A fear has been voiced that the number of women in Mali's parliament could be more than halved during legislative elections that wrapped up Sunday.
Parliamentary polls in this West African country require voters to cast ballots for party lists of candidates that have been submitted for constituencies. In the event that no list receives a majority of votes, a run-off poll is held between the two lists that gained the most ballots. The party whose list wins a majority of votes in the second round is then allowed to fill every seat in the constituency from persons on that list.
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