37. Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties?

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Answer
No
Source

VIII. CANDIDATE REGISTRATION

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There are no requirements for gender representation of candidates or elected members of parliament. Consideration could be given to introducing temporary special legislative measures to promote women’s political participation. Political parties could consider nominating a minimum number of candidates of each gender.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Final Report, Parliamentary Elections, 15 December 2013, Turkmenistan, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/116011?download=true accessed January 2018).

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