Electoral law quota details

Mauritania

Mauritania

Answer
Yes
Source

Organic Law promoting women's access to electoral mandates and elective offices

Comment

The number of members of the National Assembly depends on the number of inhabitants of the electoral district: ... Twenty seats to be elected in a national women list... (Article 3 - Electoral Law)

For elections to the National Assembly, women will be entitled to a minimum quota of places on the candidate lists defined in accordance with the following indications:
1) In electoral constituencies with three seats, the candidate lists will include at least one woman candidate, in first or second position on the list, (Article 4 - Parity Law)

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