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flag Tonga's women's center urges more female MPs ahead of Nov. 20 election, citing low representation and unmet reforms.

flag Tonga’s Women and Children’s Crisis Centre is calling for more women in parliament ahead of the 20 November general election, noting only eight of 71 candidates for people’s representative seats are women. flag Director Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki highlighted decades of underrepresentation, with just seven women elected in 70 years, and stressed the need for reform on issues like expanding the legal definition of rape and granting women land rights, including access to town allotments at age 21—recommendations from a 2012 report still unimplemented. flag She linked these barriers to a brain drain as young Tongans leave for better opportunities. flag A civic education campaign targeting youth as young as 12 aims to boost voter turnout. flag Voting begins at 9am and ends at 4pm for the public, with nobles voting from 10am to midday.

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