Monday, 16 February 2004 |
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News Business Features Editorial Security Politics World Letters Sports Obituaries | Call to reserve 30% candidates for women at April polls The National Committee on Women (NCW) has urged all political parties contesting the April general elections to reserve a minimum of 30 per cent candidates for women. "The national committee on women strongly urges all political parties in Sri Lanka contesting the general election to be held on April 2, to ensure that a minimum of 30 per cent of the candidates be women," the NCW states in a resolution passed on February 13. The committee also recommended that a minimum of 30 per cent of those nominated to the National List be women. Since the establishment of the NCW in 1993, it has strongly advocated the policy of increasing women's participation and representation in Parliament and all tiers of provincial and local governance, the NCW stated in a news release adding that the provisions in the Women's Charter of 1993 as well as the National Plan of Action for Women, stresses the importance of women's participation in the political arena. The NCW has already submitted proposals to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reform, urging that new measures be adopted to implement the aforementioned proposals. As women constitute 52.03 per cent of the total population of Sri Lanka, the actions instituted on the above recommendations would constitute a positive demonstration of a commitment towards the democratic principles of equality in political representation, the release added. |
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