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Structure of Parliament: Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

  • Yes for the Single/Lower House?
  • Yes at the Sub-national level?

Are there voluntary quotas...

  • No adopted by political parties?

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the

(the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)

Single/Lower house

Sobranie / Assembly of the Republic

Total seats:120
Total women:38
% women: 32%
Election year:2008
Electoral System:
Quota Type: Legislated Candidate Quotas
Election details: IDEA Voter Turnout
IPU Parline
Legal sourceDetails
Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas
Electoral law"In the submitted list of candidates for Members of Parliament [?] in every three places at least one will be reserved for the less represented sex" (Electoral Code, Article 64 [5]).
Legal Sanctions for Non-Compliance:Electoral lawIf a political party fails to meet the quota, 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" (Electoral Code, Article 64 [5]).

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Last updated 1780-01-01

Quota at the Sub-National Level

Quota Type:Legislated Candidate Quotas
Legal sourceDetails
Quota type:
Legislated Candidate Quotas
ConstitutionIn the submitted list of candidate [...] for Member of Council of the municipality and the City of Skopje [...] in every three places at least one will be reserved for the less represented gender (Electoral Code, Article 64 [5]).
Legal Sanctions for Non-Compliance:Electoral lawIf a political party fails to meet the quota, 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" (Electoral Code, Article 64 [5]).

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Last updated 1780-01-01

Additional information

Before making quotas mandatory, the Social Democrats, the Liberal Democrats, and the Liberals all had quotas for women (Dimitrevska 2005, p. 45).

Last updated 2009-11-18

Sources

  • Dimitrevska, Daniela (2005), ?Quotas: The Case of Macedonia?, in The Implementation of Quotas: European Experiences, Quotas Report Series no. 4, Julie Ballington & Francesca Binda (eds), Stockholm: International IDEA
  • Electoral Code of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as revised on 29 October 2008 (unofficial translation by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law, Venice Commission)

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