36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. … Political parties, within six (6) months following the beginning of each period of government of their party authority, are obliged to update their gender and equal opportunities policy and request its approval and registration from the National Electoral Council (CNE). Once approved and registered, compliance is mandatory. … Political parties that do not submit the application for approval and registration within the indicated period or, having registered it, do not comply with it, will be sanctioned with a fine equivalent to five percent (5%) of the political debt that corresponds to them. (Electoral Law, Article 73)