Women Occupy 48 Percent Of Seats In Bolivia's New Legislature
Women Occupy 48 Percent Of Seats In Bolivia's New Legislature
SUCRE (Bolivia), Dec 2 (BERNAMA-NNN-AGENCIES) -- The Plurinational Legislative Assembly, Bolivia's parliamentary body, will be comprised of 48 percent women in the upcoming session of 2015 to 2020.
According to the president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Wilma Velasco, Bolivia is the second country in the world to achieve such a ratio, with a total of 80 women in both houses of the legislative body.
Representative Betty Yaniquez of the governing Movement Towards Socialism party (MAS) stated that, "Never before have we had laws that are favorable to women.
"What we have to do is ensure that they are functional, that they are workable, so that there is greater security for us as women, especially the women of MAS.
"We are going to work with this energy and with this strength in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly."
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About time!
