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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010118.2.4-027"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-01-18-Speech-4-0282
lpv:speaker	lp:Marco Cappato2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; TGI (1999-07-20--2001-10-02)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2000-01-17--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mrs Karamanou, I think that the low level of representation of women and, indeed, young people in our parliaments is the result of a democratic deficit, not a surplus. Closed electoral lists drawn up directly by the parties – as recommended in your report – where it is not even possible to express a preference vote, represent the best system for achieving proportional representation of parties, or rather party officials and candidates selected by parties, be they women or men, in our parliaments. On the contrary, I think the slow progress in representation of women and young people in our parliaments is actually due to electoral systems which prevent candidates standing against each other and being chosen, if only in primary elections, by the people rather than by party secretaries. I doubt if the statistics are particularly telling either way – I wonder what Margaret Thatcher or Hilary Clinton would think of your position on the majority system – but a great deal of data and evidence exists to demonstrate the opposite of your theses. Another recommendation, made in the explanatory statement to your report, is to go so far as to grant public financing incentives to the parties which get the most women into parliament. Although done with the best of intentions, that could be the road to bureaucracy and subsidised representation and representativeness in our parliaments, and it is a road I do not feel we should take. Women’s representation requires more democracy, not less."@en1

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