Indonesia has seen a gradual increase in female representation in parliament, but the percentage is still far from the 30% quota first introduced a decade ago.
NIHAYATUL Wafiroh, 33, granddaughter of a popular Islamic boarding school founder in Banyuwangi, East Java, had turned down offers from political parties to contest past elections. This year, she relented and agreed to run for next year’s general election.
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