SUDAN / FATIMA ABD EL MAHMOUD

Fatima Abd el Mahmoud is making history. She is Sudan's first female presidential candidate. She is glad to be part of this election and is symbolically hoping to make a difference in the lives of women and of the younger generation. UNMIS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:37
• Production Date: 12 April 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN - UNMIS
• Subject Topical: ELECTIONS
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: U100412g

Description

STORY: SUDAN / FATIMA ABD EL MAHMOUD
TRT: 1:37
SOURCE: UNMIS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 11 - 12 APRIL 2010, KHARTOUM, SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Various shots, female Presidential candidate Fatima Abd el Mahmoud arriving at polling station
2. Various shots, candidate voting
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Fatima Abd el Mahmoud, Presidential Candidate, Sudan:
“It is a symbol(ic) decision – (for the) future of all women in the region and especially for the youth who should be very hopeful about their future. We are now paving the way for them. We have passed a number of experiences in political, social and legal and justice ways – but we want them not to be disappointed – we want them to go ahead on our way and to improve on all the situations that we couldn’t improve.”
10. Various shots, women seated at polling station waiting to vote

Storyline

Fatima Abd el Mahmoud is making History.

She is Sudan's first female presidential candidate and is glad to be participating in Sudan’s first multi-party elections in 24 years.

Fatima says she is symbolically paving the way for women leaders by encouraging them to make a difference regardless of their levels of leadership.

She is one in about 500 women who have been actively contesting different levels of seats in Sudan’s next parliament. She, among many others, has proved that Sudan is gradually accepting the participation of women in top leadership.

“It is a symbol(ic) decision – (for the) future of all women in the region and especially for the youth who should be very hopeful about their future. We are now paving the way for them. We have passed a number of experiences in political, social and legal and justice ways – but we want them not to be disappointed – we want them to go ahead on our way and to improve on all the situations that we couldn’t improve,” said Fatima Abd el Mahmoud, Presidential Candidate.

In July 2008 the country’s National Assembly passed an electoral law reserving 25 percent of all parliamentary seats for women candidates. For the 450-member national assembly, this translates into 112 seats for women.