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
Two candidates of different sex must occupy the first two positions in the list; one in three consecutive candidates must be of a different sex
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Political parties that do not comply are notified and given a certain amount of time to rectify the list. If they do not rectify, they are rejected
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 %
38.90
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral Code, 1999 (amended through 2010)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Single House:
• The lists proposed for the elections shall contain a balanced representation of both sexes. (Electoral Law 2010, Article 415)
• The lists proposed for the elections shall contain a balanced representation of both sexes. (Electoral Law 2010, Article 415)
Legal Source (name) - Parity Law
Parity Law: Law no. 68/IX/2019, 2019
Legal provisions - Parity Law
Single House:
• Parity in political representation is understood, for the purposes of the application of this law, the minimum representation of 40% of each sex in the candidacy lists to the collegiate bodies of the political power, namely, National Assembly, City Council, Municipal Assembly and other supra-municipal or sub-municipal bodies. (Parity Law, article 4)
• In order to comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the first two places on the multi-nominated candidacy lists presented are occupied by candidates of different sex, and no more than two candidates of the same sex may be placed consecutively in the ranking of the remaining places on the lists. (Parity Law, article 4)
• In the event that the list does not comply with the provisions of the present law, the nominee’s representative, or the person responsible for presenting the list, is notified, under the terms established in the applicable electoral law, to proceed to the correction, within the period established in referred law. (Parity Law, article 5)
• The non-correction of the candidacy lists to the collegiate bodies of the political power, within the terms and deadlines provided for in the respective electoral law, determines their rejection by the Court where they have been deposited and communicated, within forty-eight hours, to the National Elections Commission. (Parity Law, article 6)
• Parity in political representation is understood, for the purposes of the application of this law, the minimum representation of 40% of each sex in the candidacy lists to the collegiate bodies of the political power, namely, National Assembly, City Council, Municipal Assembly and other supra-municipal or sub-municipal bodies. (Parity Law, article 4)
• In order to comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the first two places on the multi-nominated candidacy lists presented are occupied by candidates of different sex, and no more than two candidates of the same sex may be placed consecutively in the ranking of the remaining places on the lists. (Parity Law, article 4)
• In the event that the list does not comply with the provisions of the present law, the nominee’s representative, or the person responsible for presenting the list, is notified, under the terms established in the applicable electoral law, to proceed to the correction, within the period established in referred law. (Parity Law, article 5)
• The non-correction of the candidacy lists to the collegiate bodies of the political power, within the terms and deadlines provided for in the respective electoral law, determines their rejection by the Court where they have been deposited and communicated, within forty-eight hours, to the National Elections Commission. (Parity Law, article 6)
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
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