Niger - 01/01/2024 - Local level

• During legislative or local elections, the lists presented by political parties, grouping of political parties or grouping of independent candidates must include candidates of both sexes, so as to obtain, during the proclamation of final results, a proportion greater than or equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the elected candidates of one or the other sex. The nomination of candidates is made in accordance with the 25% quota set by law. The electoral constituency for the calculation of the quota is the ordinary constituency region for regional and legislative elections and the common ordinary constituency for municipal elections. (Law establishing a quota system in elective functions, in the government, and in the state administration, article 2)
• In application of the law establishing the quota system, any political party, grouping of political parties or grouping of independent candidates is required to ensure the proportion of elected representatives of either sex corresponds to twenty-five percent (25%). The 25% is applied to the total of elected representatives collected by the political party, grouping of political parties or grouping of independent candidates on each list. In determining the quota on each list, when the remaining fraction is greater than or equal to 0.5, it is rounded upwards until the rate of twenty five percent (25%) is obtained in the global list of the electoral district. (Decree implementing the quota system law, article 3)
• Any proclamation of the results made in violation of these may be challenged before the Constitutional Court in the forms and deadlines provided for by the law organizing this jurisdiction. (Decree implementing the quota system law, article 4)