Luxembourg MPs vote in favour of gender equality
Luxembourg will in future have a political gender quota. Thanks to the reform that was passed in Parliament on Thursday, political parties will in future have to put a minimum percentage of women and men on their lists.
(Cbu/sth) – Luxembourg will in future have a political gender quota. Thanks to the reform that was passed in Parliament on Thursday with the votes of the three coalition parties supported by the left (Déi Lénk), political parties will in future have to put a minimum percentage of women and men on their lists.
The quota for national parliamentary elections will be at 40 percent (24 out of 60 candidates), for European elections it will stand at 50 percent (3 out of 6 candidates) for either gender.
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