Gender Quotas Database
North Macedonia, Republic of
Southern Europe
Single / Lower House
Sobranie / Assembly of the Republic
| Total seats | 120 |
| Total women | 51 |
| Percentage of women | 43% |
| Election year | 2020 |
| Electoral system | List PR |
| Quota type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Electoral law |
(5) In the submitted list of candidates for Deputies referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article and for members of the council of the municipality and the city of Skopje of paragraph (3) of this Article, at least 40% of its candidates belong to the less represented gender: in every three places at least one place belongs to the less represented gender and additionally at least one place each Ten seats. (Article 64) (1) With the exception of Article 153 of this Code, if a woman is the MP elected from the list of candidates, and to whom the term of office has ceased on one of the basics laid down in Article 152 of this law, then for the remainder of the mandate, the Assembly MP becomes the next candidate on the list of women. |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance | Electoral law | If a political party fails to meet the quota requirement, the list shall be rejected" (Electoral Code, Article 67 [1-4]). |
| Rank order/placement rules | Electoral law |
‘In every three places [on candidate lists] at least one will be reserved for the less represented gender’ (Article 64 (5)).
According to Article 153.1. of the Electoral Code, "As an exception to Article 153 of this Code, if the Member of Parliament whose term of office has been terminated on one of the grounds prescribed 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 term of office. " |
| Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? | No | See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
| Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties? | No | See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
Quota at the Sub-National Level
| Quota type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Electoral law |
(5) In the submitted list of candidates for Deputies referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article and for members of the council of the municipality and the city of Skopje of paragraph (3) of this Article, at least 40% of its candidates belong to the less represented gender: in every three places at least one place belongs to the less represented gender and additionally at least one place each Ten seats. (Article 64) |
| Legal sanctions for non-compliance | Electoral law | "If a political party fails to meet the quota requirement, the list shall be rejected "(Electoral Code, Article 67 [1-4]). |
| Rank order/placement rules | Electoral law | ‘In every three places [on candidate lists] at least one will be reserved for the less represented sex’ (Article 64 (5)). |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Albanians | Aleanca për Shqiptarët (AA) |
'Albanian Alliance is committed to emancipation and full gender equality, and therefore in all party bodies for female decision-making is represented by at least 40%.' (Article 15, Party Statute). |
| Social Democratic Union of Macedonia | Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM) |
SDSM has a 30 percent quota for both genders. |
* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.
Additional information
Before making quotas mandatory, the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the Liberal Party practiced gender quotas for candidate lists (Dimitrevska 2005: 45). In the 2011 elections, 34 women were elected. However, seven of the elected candidates declined their parliamentary mandate and were therefore replaced by ‘next-in-line’ candidates from the same party, raising the actual number of female parliamentarians to 38. (IPU Parline , 2011).
The Electoral Code (rev. 2017) includes in its article 21 "the principle of adequate and equitable and gender representation in the election management bodies" by the representation of, at least, a 30% of each gender for election management bodies.
General elections were planned for April 2020. However, due to the coronavirus situation, they have been postponed .
Sources
LEGAL SOURCES:
OTHER SOURCES:
- Electoral Commission - Link
- Dimitrevska, D., ‘Quotas: The Case of Macedonia’, in J. Ballington and F. Binda (eds), The Implementation of Quotas: European Experiences, Quotas Report Series no. 4 (Stockholm: International IDEA, 2005)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU Parline North Macedonia
Additional reading
- See the latest updates on North Macedonia on iKNOW Politics
- Government of the Republic of Macedoni, http://vlada.mk/
- Antic, M.G & Lokar, S. 2006. 'The Balkans: from total rejection to gradual acceptance of gender quotas', in Dahlerup, D. (ed.) Women, Quotas and Politics, London/New York: Routledge, pp. 138-167.
- Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation. 2002. ‘Macedonia’. Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): A Compilation of NGO Report from Balkan Countries. pp.174-203.
- Stability Pact Gender Task Force (SPGTF). 2002. ‘Building National Gender Equality Mechanisms in South East Europe: Women's Use of the State’.
- Woodward, A. 2001. ‘Women Are Doing It: Building a Gender Balanced Democracy Using Sticks, Carrots and Kisses’. Stability Pact Gender Task Force Regional Meeting. Slovenia (SPGTF).
- Macedonian Parliament website, https://www.sobranie.mk
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