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Why FIDA suit could force parliament to have more women

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Parliament could be forced to nominate more women to meet the two-thirds gender threshold if a case filed by Federation of Women Lawyers (Fida) is successful.

The women lawyers are questioning the composition of the current Parliament, arguing that with just 23 female MPs, 47 women representatives and three senators, the House falls short of the gender requirement.

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