Gender Quotas Database

The Law n°9/2016 of September 5, 2016 fixing the quotas for access of women and young people to political elections and that of women to senior state jobs imposes a 30% quota for women in political party lists. Article 5 of the same law states, "The quota fixed by this law concerns the legislative elections, the elections of the local Councils, the elections of the office of the National Assembly and the offices of the Permanent General Committees." and Article 6 states, "The quota fixed by this law applies to the titular candidacies presented by any political party or group of political parties in the elections of deputies, senators and members of local councils."

Article 9 of the Law fixing the quotas of access of women and young people to political elections and that of women to senior state jobs (2016) states that, "Within five days following the closing of the filing of the lists, the National Autonomous and Permanent Electoral Commission sends to the political parties or groups of political parties its observations on the application of the provisions of this law. Political parties or groups of political parties that have not observed the provisions of this law have 48 hours to comply." According to Article 11 of the same law, "In the context of single-member polls, any political party or group of political parties that does not comply with this law, incurs the suspension of its participation in the planned elections or the loss of 50% of the public financing of the electoral campaign."