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Door Opens for Sri Lankan Women to Run for Office. But Will They Be Allowed In?

FILE — President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka, in his office in Colombo, May 4, 2016. Sri Lanka has introduced a 25 percent quota for female candidates in local elections in 2018, but many have faced abuse, and obstructionism within their own parties. The local elections are also turning into a referendum of sorts on Sirisena's performance. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)