Prime Minister Spajić voices strong support for greater participation of women in politics

In a video address to the Committee on Gender Equality, which is currently reviewing an initiative to increase the quota for the underrepresented gender in the electoral law from 30% to 40%—with the additional requirement that at least one out of every three candidates on electoral lists be from the underrepresented gender—Prime Minister Milojko Spajić expressed his full support.

I fully support raising the quota for the underrepresented gender from 30% to 40% in the electoral legislation, said the Prime Minister in his message to the Chair and members of the Committee.

Spajić stated his belief that Europe Now Movement (PES) is already living this principle, noting that 40% of the PES ministers in the current Government are women who, as he emphasized, lead their respective ministries with great competences – often outperforming their male counterparts.

This initiative aims to create additional space for the long-overlooked potential of women to be fully expressed in shaping public policy and advancing leadership in our country, he emphasized.

The Prime Minister highlighted that it is especially important for the Parliament to take this step – demonstrating the collective strength of our society to rise above stereotypes and embrace the highest European and global standards.