KATHMANDU, July 3: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to make a legal provision that binds the parties to field at least 33 percent women candidates for direct elections.
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The meeting held on Monday passed the draft bill which proposes that at least 33 percent of female candidates should be nominated by political parties under the First-Post-The-Past (FPTP) electoral system.
The EC has also decided that women candidates should be mandatorily nominated for the posts of either the chairperson or the vice-chair and chief or deputy chief of the local level.
