Gender Quotas Database
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville)
Middle Africa
Single / Lower House
Assemblee nationale / National Assembly
| Total seats | 151 |
| Total women | 22 |
| Percentage of women | 15% |
| Gender Quota target | 30% |
| Election year | 2022 |
| Electoral system | TRS |
| Quota type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Constitution |
Women have the same rights as men. The law guarantees parity and ensures the promotion and representation of women in all political, elective and administrative functions. (Article 17) |
| Electoral law |
Candidates for legislative, senatorial or local elections are presented by legally constituted political parties or groups. They can also run as independent candidates. The presentation of candidates for political parties or groups in legislative and senatorial elections must take into account the representation of women with at least 30% of candidates. (Article 61 - Electoral Law) |
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| Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? | No | See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
| Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties? | No | See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
Upper House
Senat / Senate
| Total seats | 72 |
| Total women | 23 |
| Percentage of women | 32% |
| Gender Quota target | 30% |
| Election year | 2023 |
| Electoral system | |
| Quota type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Election details | IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Constitution |
Women have the same rights as men. The law guarantees parity and ensures the promotion and representation of women in all political, elective and administrative functions. (Article 17) |
| Electoral law |
Candidates for legislative, senatorial or local elections are presented by legally constituted political parties or groups. They can also run as independent candidates. The presentation of candidates for political parties or groups in legislative and senatorial elections must take into account the representation of women with at least 30% of candidates. (Article 61 - Electoral Law) |
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| Political funding legislation |
The provision of public direct funding to political parties is not related to gender equality among candidates. |
Quota at the Sub-National Level
| Quota type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Gender Quota target | 30% |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Constitution |
Women have the same rights as men. The law guarantees parity and ensures the promotion and representation of women in all political, elective and administrative functions. (Article 17) |
| Electoral law |
The presentation of candidates for local elections must take into account the representation of women at a rate of at least 30% for each list of candidates, on the one hand, and the positioning of women, respecting the rigorous alternation in the upper third, in the municipalities on the other hand. (Article 67 - Electoral Law) |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| No data available. | ||
* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.
Additional information
The Electoral Code was amended in 2007 to require that party lists include at least 15 per cent women candidates for elections to the National Assembly and 20 per cent for elections to local government bodies. However, the law does not provide for any sanctions in case of non-compliance with the quota requirements, nor does it specify where women should be placed on the lists.
Therefore, in the 2012 legislative elections only 124 women candidates were nominated out of a total number of 1200 candidates. Some party lists did not contain any women candidates at all. As a result, ten women were elected to the National Assembly, forming only 7 per cent of the total number of deputies.
Article 61 of the Electoral Law n°40 of 2014 requires political parties or political groups for legislative or senatorial elections to take “into account the representation of women at a rate of 30% of nominations.” The Law also sets the quota for the representation of women in local elections at 30%. (MEWC - November 2022)
Sources
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