13.06.2016 Zaruhi Postanjyan: “I’ll welcome any offer that creates an opportunity for improvement”

“I will join all initiatives that aim to improve women’s political participation. But do not think that it will be possible to resolve the issue. Because there will be 13 electoral districts, and that means that the so-called territorial or open election lists de facto will be similar to the majority elections. majoritarian elections. And we all know from previous experience that in that case it is almost impossible for a woman to be able to compete with men “, -WomenNet- said, Head of  the” Heritage “faction Zaruhi Postanjyan noting that the existence of regional lists significantly reduces the the effectiveness of the gender quota fixed Electoral code.

According to Postanjyan, with open lists even men will cruelly compete to each other as in the case of the use of resources by the power and the oligarchy, it is impossible to compete in this field. The MP pointed out that, in fact, initially unequal conditions are defined by the law, and the biggest problem is that by almost all the regional lists men will come, that is 50% have already been provided for men.

“It is here that we have a serious problem. But I will certainly join any proposal for the creation of an opportunity”, she said.

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