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Вefore the local self-government elections of 2010 Fund "Sukhumi” released the special issue of the newspaper "Women’s voice in politics”. It covered: "The results of the local elections of 2006, when 177 women were elected among 1590 members of local self-governments” (11,1 % women).
What kind of local government do we want in Georgia to have?
This depends on us, thus we should vote for women in local authorities, where women and men will be presented equally.
Before elections, Fund "Sukhumi” carried out the work on mobilization the society, for presenting more women candidates in election lists. League of women-voters actively works for supporting these women. As the candidates, more women were presented in the election lists. Some of them are the members of Clucs of women voters of Fund "Sukhumi”.
In the newspaper, there is published the list of women candidates, who are the members of Clubs of women voters, including their biographical information and the program thesis of Nato Katamadze, Lia Gvenetadze, Natia Tsetskhaldze (Kutaisi), Nona Toloraia, Manana Todua (Zugdidi), Maia Shalamberidze, Nana Ioseliani (Tskhaltubo), Manana Shulaia (Khobi), Darejan Tskhvitaria (Poti), Nazibrola Kobuladze (Batumi).
The newspaper is issued with the circulation of 400 copies and dismissed in Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Tskhaltubo, Ozurgeti, Khobi, Batumi and Poti.
The main massage of the special issue is: to vote for the worthy women candidates!
The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA. | 
