41.58% OF NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR FRENCH PARLIAMENTARY<br /> ELECTIONS ARE WOMEN<br />


41.58% OF NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR FRENCH PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTIONS ARE WOMEN

  • 07-06-2007 17:50:00   |   |  World News
PARIS, JUNE 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The first tour of the parliamentary elections in France will take place on June 10. 7640 candidates will run for 577 seats in Parliament. To recap, about 44.5 mln people have suffrage in France. This year the parliamentary elections, taking place every 5 years in France, stand out with the record index of women candidates. According to the data of Central Electoral Commission, 3177 women (41.58%) and 4463 men (58.42%) will struggle in the first stage. Peoples' Movement Union ruling party is expected to make prevailing majority in the parliament. The second tour of the elections will take place on June 17.
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