Additional information about gender quotas

The law provides that a minimum of one-third of candidates on a list must be from each gender. However, as voters may freely choose their preferred candidate from a list, this does not guarantee women’s elected representation. In the 2016 elections, 36 % of candidates were women, and only 13 were elected. The electoral system of preferential voting limits the impact of the gender quota provision and women are still underrepresented in elected office (OSCE/ODIHR 2016).