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    1. Bartolina Sisa Peasant Women's Confederation demands gender parity in candidates (plus exclusion of gender violence perpetrators) for upcoming regional elections in Bolivia. Three reasons this an important intervention… @BrujulaNoticias/1336774639947821062
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    1. Bolivia has a 50/50 gender parity standard in its legislatures, but not for executive candidates. Huge imbalances in mayors and governors, who are largely elected in the regional vote.
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      2. The MAS-IPSP is the dominant political force in most municipalities, and most are rural. This is the Bartolina Sisa's home base. Female nominees will largely get elected.
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        3. Bolivia has one of the highest rates of gender violence in Latin America, and the party has been slow to unravel this problem w/in its own ranks.
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