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It was a fantastic idea when constitutional experts chose to include two articles in the Constitution requiring Parliament to have not more than two-thirds of the lawmakers from one gender.
But after nearly seven years of missed deadlines, failed amendments and legislative dithering, it appears that implementing Article 81(b) of the Constitution to ensure that “not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender” is harder than anticipated, especially for the National Assembly and the Senate.
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