Newsreel 4
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the debate continues on gender equality law. Last week, the Senate voted 57 2 in favor of the bill, which stipulates that 50% of all candidates for Congress as well as party bosses must be women with houses non. The measure could shortly become a law. Just four days ago, the proposal received both praise and votes from across the political spectrum, where it was interpreted by most as a milestone in the struggle for equality and against discrimination. But controversy erupted yesterday when one of the two nay votes, Ernesto Martinez, pro city of Buenos Aires, said the proposed legislation has a whiff of fascism. He added, the only requirement for public office should be aptitude. This quota doesn't solve anything because it denigrates the women who think they were elected because they were worthy of it.