More than 300 women candidates in the 2020 General Election_The Irrawaddy

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This article describes that the next election will see a total of 6,969 candidates from various political parties, with 1,112 women candidates (16%), an increase of more than 300 from 2015. According to the Union Election Commission, out of 6,039 candidates running in the 2015 general election, about 800 (13%) were women and 150 won.

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More than 300 women candidates in the 2020 General Election

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Field	Value
Document type	Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Language of document	Burmese
Topics	Parliament
Geographic area (spatial range)	Myanmar
Copyright	Yes
Version / Edition	13 October 2020
License	No license given
Contact	https://burma.irrawaddy.com/authors/%e1%80%87%e1%80%b0%e1%80%b8%e1%80%87%e1%80%b0%e1%80%b8 The Irrawaddy, Building 170/175, Room 806 and 312, MGW Tower, Boaungkyaw Street Middle Block, Yangon, Myanmar. Phone: +95-1-388521
Author (individual)	Zue Zue, Senior Reporter of the Irrawaddy
Publication date	2020
Keywords	Women candidates
Date uploaded	October 30, 2020, 03:53 (UTC)
Date modified	July 13, 2021, 10:24 (UTC)