Door Opens for Women to Run for Office. But Will They Be Allowed In? Sri Lanka has introduced a 25 percent quota for female candidates in local elections, but many have faced abuse, and obstructionism within their own parties. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Indians Rush Frantically to Launder Their ‘Black Money’Estonia’s New Premier Comes From Party With Links to RussiaKillers on a Shoestring: Inside the Gangs of El SalvadorVillager’s Execution in China Ignites Uproar Over Inequality of JusticeMerkel to Seek 4th Term as Germany’s Leader, Reports SayNetanyahu Faces Conflict of Interest Scrutiny in Submarine Deal