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 one in three consecutive candidates shall be a woman
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Lists are rejected
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
33.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
40.00
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Law on Elections to the National Parliament, 2006 (amended through 2017)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Single House:
• The lists of full and alternate candidates shall include at least one woman for each set of three candidates, under penalty of rejection. (Electoral Law article 12)
• Where the applicant giving rise to the vacancy is of the female sex, the vacancy is filled by another female candidate who is immediately next in order on the list, if any. (Electoral Law article 15)
• The lists of full and alternate candidates shall include at least one woman for each set of three candidates, under penalty of rejection. (Electoral Law article 12)
• Where the applicant giving rise to the vacancy is of the female sex, the vacancy is filled by another female candidate who is immediately next in order on the list, if any. (Electoral Law article 15)
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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