Legal sanctions for non-compliance

A minimum of 30% women is assured. If this last percentage is not reached, the independent National Electoral Commission, in consultation with the political parties or coalitions of political parties, proceeds with the co-optation by attributing to each political party or coalition of political parties having reached two percent (2%) of the votes cast, a proportional number of additional seats necessary to reduce these gender imbalances. (Article 142.2 of the Electoral Code).