Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Party block vote two round system and two round system
Type of legislated quotas
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Lists that do not comply are rejected
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 %
30.40
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral Law, 2022
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Single House:
• The lists of nominated candidates submitted by political parties, political party groups, or independent candidate groups are not eligible if they present more than 70% of women or men. Thus, at least 30 % of the candidates must be women. (Electoral Law, article 168)
• The lists of nominated candidates submitted by political parties, political party groups, or independent candidate groups are not eligible if they present more than 70% of women or men. Thus, at least 30 % of the candidates must be women. (Electoral Law, article 168)
Legal Source (name) - Parity Law
Parity Law: Law N° 2015-052 establishing measures to promote gender equality in access to nominative and elective functions, 2015
Legal provisions - Parity Law
Single House:
• Regarding the election of representatives to the National Assembly, members of the High Council of Communities or Councilors of Territorial Communities, no list comprised of at least three (03) individuals, presented by a political party, coalition of political parties or coalition of independent candidates, is admissible if it includes more than 70% of women or men. (Parity Law, article 2)
• Regarding the election of representatives to the National Assembly, members of the High Council of Communities or Councilors of Territorial Communities, no list comprised of at least three (03) individuals, presented by a political party, coalition of political parties or coalition of independent candidates, is admissible if it includes more than 70% of women or men. (Parity Law, article 2)
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
M49 Region