36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?

Poland

Poland

Answer
No
Source

§ 3. On the list of candidates:
1) the number of candidates - women may not be less than 35% of the number of all candidates on the list;
2) the number of candidates - men may not be less than 35% of the number of all candidates on the list.
Source: Article 211 § 3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 3. On the list referred to in § 2 point 2:
1) the number of candidates - women may not be less than 35% of the number of all candidates on the list;
2) the number of candidates - men may not be less than 35% of the number of all candidates on the list.
Source: Article 425 § 3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 2. In the event of submitting a list containing 3 candidates:
1) number of candidates - women,
2) number of candidates - men
- must not be less than 1.
Source: Article 457 § 2, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

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