Rank-order rules

Multi-person candidacies will be presented in complete lists with main candidates and their respective alternates. The lists will be made up equally with a sequence of woman - man or man - woman until the total number of main and substitute candidates is completed. ... 1. In the case of lists presented by the political organization for the election of national and parliamentary assembly members or Andean parliamentarians, at least one of these lists will be headed by women. ... (Article 99)

The representatives to the National Assembly, representatives to the Andean Parliament, regional councillors, district and municipal councillors and members of rural parish councils will be elected by voting for the respective lists of the political organizations, or alliances of their preference established through internal democratic processes or primary elections, which will strictly maintain equity, parity, alternation and sequentially between men and women or vice versa and will be presented in compliance with the principles and rules of parity and inclusion of young people defined in this law. (Article 160)