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Somalia: Electoral Agency Pushes for More Women in Parliament
Nation, 18 November 2021
Somalia's federal electoral agency is urging all regional polls supervisors to ensure that at least 30 percent of seats in the Lower House go to women. Read more »
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Somalia: FEIT, Women Candidates Push for 30 Percent Quota in Lower House Parliament
Radio Dalsan, 2 November 2021
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Somalia: Senate Now Has More Women
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Somalia's new Senate will now have more women as the country searches for a proper policy to ensure gender equality. Read more »
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Somalia: A Somali Woman Joins Norway's Parliament
Shabelle, 14 September 2021
A Somali woman has become the first African to be elected to the Norwegian parliament. Read more »
Somali Elections Body Pushes for More Women in Govt
The federal electoral agency is urging all regional polls supervisors to ensure that at least 30% of seats in the Lower House go to women.
In a letter to state electoral teams, the federal agency also published a table showing the number of legislators each state will vote for.
The country was due to launch indirect elections for the Lower House, also known as the House of the People, which is composed of 275 seats shared between the five federal states.
The tentative schedule showed voting should have begun by November 16, 2021 but has been delayed. The programme will also stagger the voting over several weeks, until December 24, 2021.
The list showed that Puntland will vote for 37 legislative seats and is expected to produce at least 11 women MPs, if the 30% quota is adhered to, writes Abdulkadir Khalif for The Nation.
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The UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, foreground right, meets women leaders in Mogadishu (file photo).
