Only 19 women to run in parliamentary elections in Tajikistan through proportional party list system, Asia-Plus (2010)
In February 2010, parliamentary elections will be held in Tajikistan. 127 candidates have been nominated to run in parliamentary elections through a proportional, party list system from a single, countrywide constituency and only 19 of them are women. The reporter mentions that the majority of political parties in Tajikistan nominate women just for appearances' sake to show that they do not have gender quality problems.
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