North Macedonia - 01/01/2025

Single House:
• In the submitted list of candidates for Members of Parliament, at least 40% of the candidates shall belong to the underrepresented sex, namely: in every third place at least one place shall belong to the underrepresented sex and, additionally, at least one place in each ten places. (Electoral Code, article 64)
• The State Election Commission, shall, upon the receipt of the lists of candidates, examine whether the lists have been compiled in accordance with the provisions of this Code. Should the State Election Commission determine that there are irregularities in the list, it shall call upon the authorized representative of the submitter, i.e., the first signed candidate for Member of Parliament, to eliminate the irregularities within 48 hours from the receipt of the lists. Should the State Election Commission determine that the lists have not been submitted timely, i.e. the irregularities and the omissions have not been eliminated by the list submitters within the deadline, the submitted lists shall be rejected with a decision within 24 hours from the receipt of the lists. (Electoral Code, article 67)
• If the Member of Parliament whose mandate has been terminated pursuant to one of the grounds defined in article 152 of this Code is female, then the next female candidate on the list shall become a Member of Parliament for the remaining duration of the mandate. (Electoral Code, article 153a)