Thursday, July 17, 2008

Women take charge in Honduran primaries

In the upcoming spate of presidential, congressional, and local elections, nearly 35% of the candidates from all parties are female, representing a substantial increase. Earlier his week, when the principal Honduran political parties announced their internal candidates and platforms set for the November 16th round of elections.

It seems increasingly likely that the next vice-president, to be elected in early 2009 regardless of the winning party, will be female - a first for Honduras since it's independence nearly 200 years ago.

In Honduras, local elections are held for the mayor only, who chooses his city council candidates ahead of the vote. In these elections, a mininum gender parity is mandated by federal law.

Sources: El Tiempo, Texas A&M, Wikipedia

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