Supreme Court set to decide today on petition on women’s representation in local governments

Deadline given to political parties to file nominations for the May 13 local level elections ends today.

While political parties have already started nominating their candidates for the May 13 local elections, the Supreme Court has summoned representatives of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Election Commission on Monday to discuss whether to issue an interim order in response to a petition demanding proportional representation of women in local governments.