Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Closed list
Type of legislated quotas
Type of list
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
At least two out of five consecutive candidates shall be of the underrepresented sex
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Lists are rejected and political parties are given limited time to rectify
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
40.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
40.00
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Law on the Election of Deputies, 2000 (amended through 2020)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Single House:
• The candidate lists of political parties must include at least 40% of candidates of each sex. For every five candidates on the electoral list there shall be at least two candidates of the under-represented sex on the list. (Election law, article 40a)
• If an electoral list should not meet the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall be deemed incomplete for proclamation, and the submitter of the list shall be called to remedy the deficiencies of the list, in accordance with this law. If the submitter of the list does not remedy the deficiencies referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Republic Electoral Commission shall refuse to proclaim the electoral list, in accordance with this law. (Election law, article 40a)
• The candidate lists of political parties must include at least 40% of candidates of each sex. For every five candidates on the electoral list there shall be at least two candidates of the under-represented sex on the list. (Election law, article 40a)
• If an electoral list should not meet the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall be deemed incomplete for proclamation, and the submitter of the list shall be called to remedy the deficiencies of the list, in accordance with this law. If the submitter of the list does not remedy the deficiencies referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Republic Electoral Commission shall refuse to proclaim the electoral list, in accordance with this law. (Election law, article 40a)
M49 Code
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Unicameral parliamentary structure.
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Constitution
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Electoral Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Parity Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Party Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Financing Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Political Agreement
M49 Region