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All parties should field more women
Published on: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Published on: Sat, Oct 15, 2022
By: Hayati Dzulkifli
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All parties should field more women
Noraini who is Sabah Umno Women Information Chief, said the Johor State election saw  37 women candidates contesting for all parties compared to 28 in the 14th State Election (GE14) in Johor in 2018.
Kota Kinabalu: All political parties should give 30 per cent of candidacies to fielding women in the imminent 15th General Election (GE15), said Umno Senator Datuk Noraini Idris.

She said the time has come for more women to be given such opportunity so as to meet the 30 per cent policy of women in decision-making posts parliament was dissolved on Oct 10.

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“I am open to the idea whether in government or private sector.
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