Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Not yet established
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
Appointment
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
30.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
29.60
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Parity Law
Parity Law: Law instituting parity between men and women as regards access to electoral mandates and elected office in public institutions, 2019
Legal provisions - Parity Law
Single House:
• Parity shall apply to all lists of candidates for national and local elections and for the exercise of elective functions in public institutions. Lists for elections must be alternately composed of the names of candidates of both sexes (Gender Parity Law, articles 2 and 3).
• In the case of failure to comply with any of these provisions, the competent administrative authority shall declare the lists of applications concerned inadmissible of its own motion. Reasons shall be given for the rejection decision and the interested parties shall be notified thereof in accordance with the law. (Gender Parity Law, article 6)
• Parity shall apply to all lists of candidates for national and local elections and for the exercise of elective functions in public institutions. Lists for elections must be alternately composed of the names of candidates of both sexes (Gender Parity Law, articles 2 and 3).
• In the case of failure to comply with any of these provisions, the competent administrative authority shall declare the lists of applications concerned inadmissible of its own motion. Reasons shall be given for the rejection decision and the interested parties shall be notified thereof in accordance with the law. (Gender Parity Law, article 6)
M49 Code
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Unicameral parliamentary structure. Transitional National Council appointed on 22 January 2022 to replace dissolved National Assembly.
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