86 village councils do not have any female councilors - MP

AKIPRESS.COM - 86 village councils do not have a single female councilor, MP Ainuru Altybaeva said in Parliament on March 4. The lawmaker reminded town and village local council elections will be held on April 11. She urged women to run in these elefctions.
"The 30% quota for women will be applied for the first time in village council elections. I urge women to be active. Please nominate yourselves to run in elections. The status local councilor will enable you to address much more problems you tackle even without a mandate," MP Altybaeva said.