Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Two round system
Type of legislated quotas
Sanctions for non compliance
Other sanctions
Political parties are given a fine in the form of a decreased public funding
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
50.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
37.80
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral Code, 1964 (amended through 2022)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House: Provisions on quotas in a separate law (financing law)
Upper House:
• In the departments where the elections take place by majority vote, the candidate and his substitute are of a different sex. (Electoral Code, article L299)
• In departments where elections are held using proportional representation, each list of candidates must include two more names than there are seats to be filled. On each of the lists, the difference between the number of candidates of each sex cannot be greater than one. Each list is made up alternately of one candidate of each sex. (Electoral Code, article L300)
• The depositor is given a provisional declaration receipt. A final receipt is issued within four days of the filing of the nomination paper if it complies with the requirements of the laws in force. If a declaration does not meet the conditions provided for in the law, the prefect refers the case to the administrative court within twenty-four hours, which decides within three days. Its judgment can only be challenged before the constitutional council. (Electoral Code, articles L301 and L303)
Upper House:
• In the departments where the elections take place by majority vote, the candidate and his substitute are of a different sex. (Electoral Code, article L299)
• In departments where elections are held using proportional representation, each list of candidates must include two more names than there are seats to be filled. On each of the lists, the difference between the number of candidates of each sex cannot be greater than one. Each list is made up alternately of one candidate of each sex. (Electoral Code, article L300)
• The depositor is given a provisional declaration receipt. A final receipt is issued within four days of the filing of the nomination paper if it complies with the requirements of the laws in force. If a declaration does not meet the conditions provided for in the law, the prefect refers the case to the administrative court within twenty-four hours, which decides within three days. Its judgment can only be challenged before the constitutional council. (Electoral Code, articles L301 and L303)
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Legal Source (name) - Financing Law
Law n ° 88-227 of March 11, 1988 relating to the financial transparency of political life (amended through 2020)
Legal provisions - Financing Law
Lower House:
• Members of the National Assembly are elected in 577 single-member constituencies, according to a two-round majoritarian system. The difference between the number of candidates of each sex that a party or group of parties present for single-member constituency elections can not be greater than 2% (Law No. 88-227, Article 9 (1)).
• Non-compliance with 50% parity rule (only 2% difference allowed between the number of female and male candidates) will result in a financial penalty calculated in the following way: the public funding provided to parties based on the number of votes they receive in the first round of elections will be decreased ‘by a percentage equivalent to three quarters of the difference between the total number of candidates of each sex, out of the total number of candidates’. (Article 9-1). For example, if only 40% of female candidates are presented, the difference between the number of female and male candidates presented is 20 points. Accordingly, the fine will amount to a 15% cut. (Law No. 88-227, Article 9 (1)).
Upper House:
Provisions on quotas in a separate law (electoral code)
• Members of the National Assembly are elected in 577 single-member constituencies, according to a two-round majoritarian system. The difference between the number of candidates of each sex that a party or group of parties present for single-member constituency elections can not be greater than 2% (Law No. 88-227, Article 9 (1)).
• Non-compliance with 50% parity rule (only 2% difference allowed between the number of female and male candidates) will result in a financial penalty calculated in the following way: the public funding provided to parties based on the number of votes they receive in the first round of elections will be decreased ‘by a percentage equivalent to three quarters of the difference between the total number of candidates of each sex, out of the total number of candidates’. (Article 9-1). For example, if only 40% of female candidates are presented, the difference between the number of female and male candidates presented is 20 points. Accordingly, the fine will amount to a 15% cut. (Law No. 88-227, Article 9 (1)).
Upper House:
Provisions on quotas in a separate law (electoral code)
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Bicameral parliamentary structure. Quota system differs for Upper House.
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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