Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Closed list
Type of legislated quotas
Type of list
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 %
40.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
27.90
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Law on the electoral regime, 2023
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House:
• Lists for the Legislative assembly cannot be composed of less than 40% and more than 60% of either men or women. (Electoral law, article 142)
Upper House: --
• Lists for the Legislative assembly cannot be composed of less than 40% and more than 60% of either men or women. (Electoral law, article 142)
Upper House: --
M49 Code
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Bicameral parliamentary structure. No quota for Upper House.
Legal Source (name) - Party Law
Law on Political Parties, Groups and Movements n° 33-18, 2018
Legal provisions - Party Law
Lower House:
• There shall be at least 40% and no more than 60% of either sex in the Legislative assembly. (Law on political parties, article 53)
• The Central Electoral Board and the electoral boards shall not admit lists of candidates for elective office containing less than forty percent (40%) and more than sixty percent (60%) of men and women.(Law on political parties, article 53)
Upper House: --
• There shall be at least 40% and no more than 60% of either sex in the Legislative assembly. (Law on political parties, article 53)
• The Central Electoral Board and the electoral boards shall not admit lists of candidates for elective office containing less than forty percent (40%) and more than sixty percent (60%) of men and women.(Law on political parties, article 53)
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
M49 Region