Country
UN Women Region
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Closed list
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
N/A
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
One in every two consecutive names must belong to the same gender.
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 %
50.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
42.20
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral code of the Republic of Albania, 2008 (amended through 2021)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
For each electoral district in the elections for the assembly, no less than one in every three names on the multi-name list must belong to the underrepresented gender, while in the elections for the municipal councils one in every two consecutive names in the ranking must belong to the same gender (Electoral code, article 67.6).
Legal Source (name) - Parity Law
Law for gender equality in society, 2008
Legal provisions - Parity Law
• Equal gender representation in all legislative, executive and judicial power bodies and in other public institutions is achieved when: a) over 30 percent representation is ensured for each gender, including in their governing bodies; b) ensuring the same respect for each gender of the competition procedures and criteria, during the appointment to these bodies; c) the inclusion of more than 30 percent of each gender in the list of candidates for elections to local representative bodies is ensured; d) ensuring the inclusion of no less than 30 percent of each gender in the list of candidates submitted by political parties for the proportional system for the elections of the assembly of the Republic of Albania; e) the inclusion of over 30 percent of each gender in the administrative bodies of the central and local elections process is ensured (Law for gender equality in society, article 15).
M49 Code
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
M49 Region
Local Level
true
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Local Government Law