Country
UN Women Region
Parliament structure
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Open list
Type of legislated quotas
Type of list
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 %
35.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
35.60
Quota target met (+/- 2%) (Yes/ No)
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
National Assembly Elections Act, 1992 (amended through 2024)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
Lower House:
• On the list of candidates no gender should be represented by less than 35% of the total actual number of candidates on the list. The provision of the preceding paragraph does not apply to the candidate lists, where there are three candidates included, in which case at least one representative from each of the genders should be included. (Law on Elections to the National Assembly, article 43).
• If the lists do not comply with this law, the electoral commission shall reject the list. (Law on Elections to the National Assembly, article 56).
Upper House: --
• On the list of candidates no gender should be represented by less than 35% of the total actual number of candidates on the list. The provision of the preceding paragraph does not apply to the candidate lists, where there are three candidates included, in which case at least one representative from each of the genders should be included. (Law on Elections to the National Assembly, article 43).
• If the lists do not comply with this law, the electoral commission shall reject the list. (Law on Elections to the National Assembly, article 56).
Upper House: --
M49 Code
Legislated electoral quota for Upper House (Yes/ No)
Comments
Bicameral parliamentary structure. No quota for 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
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