regionalization of GLCs and companies set up by statutory boards

Women have the most difficultly reaching office in single seat districts.

In nine legislative bodies in the region, women account for 10 or less of the members.

96. The African National Congress also obtained a majority of seats in seven of the nine provincial legislatures as well.

They include constitutions, laws and regulations as well as entities that oversee these rules, ranging from legislatures to the central banks.

Every South African will have the right to elect his representatives, in both the national and the provincial legislatures.

Returning the process to national capitals would shift the balance of power to domestic legislatures and national stakeholders.

But, despite this legislation, the percentage of women legislators in many of these countries remains very low.

According to available data, it is apparent that the application of obligatory candidate quota ensured a higher number of women in legislative bodies at all levels of authority, so it is necessary to keep this quota.

The Councils

Boards and organizations

GLCs and companies of statutory boards are prepared to take the lead only in large infrastructural projects.

In the urban municipalities, the municipal councils are called town (or city) councils.

Activities of the Executive Boards

National diversification councils

This means that governments are judged not by their ability to outmaneuver legislatures, but by the quality of their policies.

Under the programme newly elected women legislators and councilors were provided orientation to the political system, the legislative mechanism, constituency servicing, research and documentation and networking.

The matter was referred to the Supreme Court, which ruled that district council elections could be postponed until the National Assembly had been elected, without prejudice to the establishment of the Upper House and, therefore, to the legislative process.

The voters elected 84 deputies to the Legislative Assembly (including 20 deputies who, in addition to their national legislative responsibilities, serve in the Central American Parliament), 262 mayors and councillors, and the President and Vice President of the Republic.

The state's involvement in regionalization through GLCs and other companies set up by statutory boards is run on a commercial basis.

The percentage of women in regional councils remains at 3 women out of 95 regional council seats.

Women in Provincial Municipal Councils

Membership in National Councils and National Committees

Role and functioning of the national diversification councils

C. National diversification councils

This means that governments are judged not by their ability to outmaneuver legislatures, but by the quality of their policies.

Enhanced law making and oversight capacity of the legislature ___________

Number of women on the lists of candidates for legislative bodies at all levels of government (from municipality to Parliamentary Assembly of BiH) is determined by the Election law of BiH (Article 4.19), which obligates all parties to nominate at least one third of candidates of the minority gender.

(c) That, immediately after the elections in April 1994, provincial legislatures will be entitled to adopt provincial constitutions as long as they are consistent with the agreed Constitutional Principles and with the transitional constitution

Membership in Scientific and Engineering Professional Societies Councils

(g) Role and functioning of the national diversification councils

D. Financing of national diversification councils

They also won many governorships and took over many state legislatures both will play a vital role in redrawing Congressional and legislative districts in the reapportionment next year following the 2010 census.

78. Under the Constitution for the Transitional Period, the national parliament will consist of a 400 member national assembly elected on the basis of proportional representation and of a 90 member senate, which is to be elected by the nine provincial legislatures.

Legislative mandates

Legislative authorities

Legislature

Legislative Measures

837 (XXXIV) Development of the African Initiative

Legislative provisions.

(a) Legislation

Legislative reports

Legislative provisions

Among the chairpersons of local majlis of people's deputies, 23 are women among the deputy chairpersons, 43 are women.

Local crime prevention councils are crucial.