MEPs have backed a proposal to let pregnant or newly-parenting parliamentarians delegate their votes to a trusted colleague up to three months before birth and six months after. It’s a major step toward gender equality and supporting mothers in political life.
(c) Jimmy Woo
(c) Jimmy Woo

Europaparlament erlaubt Stellvertreter-Stimmen für Mütter

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In Kürze könnten schwangerschafts- oder frischgebackene MEPs ihr Stimmrecht drei Monate vor und sechs Monate nach der Geburt an eine Vertrauensperson abtreten. Dieser Vorstoß stärkt Gleichberechtigung und Partizipation von Müttern im Parlament.

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