CAMBriefNews: Women urged to run in elections

Women urged to run in elections

Women were urged yesterday to take a more active role in politics by running in upcoming commune elections.

A group of 12 NGOs that comprise the Committee to Promote Women in Politics encouraged women to take part in this year’s third mandate of the commune council elections – due to be held on June 3 – in a bid to secure 25 per cent female representation in commune councils by 2015.

Koul Panha, executive director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, said the 2012 elections were an important step in achieving the 25 per cent goal by 2015.

“There are still fewer women in politics, especially at commune level because they fear being threatened, they fear violence and they see a lack of balance between the ruling party and opposition,” Koul Panha said...By: PPPost