APPROVAL OF JOINT LAW IN CAPE VERDE

Rosana Almeida, president of the Cape Verdean Institute of Equity and Gender Equity (ICIEG), called the unanimous approval of the parity law a “great victory”. “A big win, a big consensus that I demanded a big fight and now we have to work to get the job done to uphold the law,” he said, adding that the victory was a revelation. only that the country still had a long way to go. He said they will be working with political parties and have already formed 22 gender advocacy groups who will be tasked with being on the ground and ensuring that parties have women on the following lists. Rosana Almeida made this statement to Inforpress following the VI Meeting of CPLP Equality Focal Points, which will be held in Praia for two days and will precede the VI Meeting of CPLP Ministers and Heads of gender equality, held in the city. from the beach from November 4 to 6. On October 31, Parliament approved the parity law by a qualified majority of parliamentarians, with the MpD and PAICV contributing 35 and 27 votes respectively, while the UCID obtained three votes against.