Electoral law quota details

This law sets a quota for the benefit of either sex and modalities of positioning female and male candidates in the legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso. It also sets sanctions. (Article 1 - Gender Quota Law)

The lists of candidates submitted by each political party, group of political parties or coalition of independents in all the electoral constituencies where it is competing, have at least 30% of either sex, at the top of the incumbent list. (Article 3 - Gender Quota Law)