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Slovakia

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Slovakia has a Unicameral parliament with the use of voluntary party quotas. 34 of 150 (23%) seats in the Narodna rada Slovenskej republiky / National Council are held by women.

At a glance

Structure of parliament	Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas

For the Single / Lower house?	No
For the Upper house?	No
For the Sub-national level?	No

Are there voluntary quotas?

Adopted by political parties?	Yes

Is there additional information?	No

Single / Lower House

Narodna rada Slovenskej republiky / National Council

Total seats	150
Total women	34
Percentage of women	23%
Election year	2023
Electoral system	List PR
Quota type	No legislated
Election details	IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline

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Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

Party	Official Name	Details, Quota provisions
Progressive Slovakia	Progresívne Slovensko (PS)	In April of 2022, the party’s presidency of Progressive Slovakia has decided that women will be guaranteed a 40% representation in vice-presidential positions and at the level of members of the presidency – just like men.

* 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.

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Additional information

Slovakia does not regulate, neither for the Lower Camera or the Sub-national level, the existence of gender quotas. Nonetheless, since 2006.

Sources

Legal Sources:

Constitution of Slovakia - Link
Parliamentary Election Law - Link
Political Parties Law 85/2005 (amended through 2023)- Link
Anti-Discrimination Act - Link

Other Sources:

Parliament of Slovakia - Link
Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU Parline Slovakia
Progressive Slovakia Facebook Page with post on new gender quota (Apr, 2022)
Europe Cities, Progressive Slovakia will have quotas on women (Apr, 2022)

Additional reading

See the latest updates on Slovakia on iKNOW Politics
Sirotnikova, M. (April 13, 2020). In Slovakia, politics is still a gentlemen's club Balkan Insight: Reporting Democracy. [Last Accessed: 2022-01-10]
UN Women. (2017). Global Leaders' Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: A Commitment to Action - Slovak Commitments. Evaluation and updates.
Bitusikova, A. (2005). (In)Visible women in political life in Slovakia. Sociologický Časopis 41(6), pp. 1005-1021. doi: 10.13060/00380288.2005.41.6.03
Vlasta, J. & Antic, M. (2000). Prospects for Gender Equality Policies in Central and Eastern Europe. Vienna: Institute for Human Sciences.
Wolchik, S. (1998). Gender and the Politics of Transition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Jacquette, J. & Wolchik, S. (eds.). Women and Democracy. Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe. John Hopkins University Press. pp-153-184.
Slovakian Parliament website, http://www.nrsr.sk/

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