PETALING JAYA: A women’s NGO said the number of female candidates identified for the 15th general election (GE15) in Peninsular Malaysia fell below the 30% mark promised by political parties.
GAP Malaysia (GAP.MY) said women only made up 10% of Umno’s candidates, while MCA’s female candidates comprised 16%. The number of female candidates identified by PKR, meanwhile, came up to 19.4%, it noted.