Additional information about gender quotas

The 2005 Constitution also stipulates a 30% quota for women in government posts (Article 129). In addition, Article 33 of the law on political parties stipulates that no more than three out of every four members of a party’s organizational structure shall be of the same gender.

Burundi uses constitutional reserved seats for parliament as it is decided that a certain percentage among those elected must be women. The reserved seats are in combination with a legislated quota since the Electoral Code states that lists must take gender balance into account and that one in four candidates must be a woman, meaning a minimum for the share of women on the candidate lists is set.