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 three candidates, and one more for every ten places, shall belong to the underrepresented sex.
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 %
40.00
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Electoral code, 2006 (amended through 2021)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
• In the submitted list of candidates for members of councils of the municipalities and the city of Skopje, at least 40% of the candidates belong to the underrepresented sex, namely: at least one place for every three places belongs to the underrepresented sex and additionally at least one more place for every ten places. (Election code, article 64)
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