Ireland’s General Election Kicks Off With Record Number Of Female Candidates
DUBLIN, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2020 general election in Ireland, kicked off at 7:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Saturday as scheduled, with the participation of a record number of female candidates.
Out of 515 candidates, who are either fielded by different political parties or running as independents, more than 160 are women, reported local media, adding that, this is the first general election in the country, in which there is a female candidate running in every constituency.