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Mongolia's electoral reforms have significantly transformed the political landscape, ushering a record number of women into Parliament. This change follows the May 2023 constitutional amendment, which expanded parliamentary seats from 76 to 126 and introduced a mandatory 30 per cent candidate quota for women. As a result, the number of female MPs has increased dramatically, from 13 to 32.

Las reformas electorales de Mongolia han transformado significativamente el panorama político, al introducir un número récord de mujeres en el Parlamento. Este cambio se produce tras la enmienda constitucional de mayo de 2023, que amplió los escaños parlamentarios de 76 a 126 e introdujo una cuota obligatoria de candidatos del 30 por ciento para las mujeres. Como resultado, el número de diputadas ha aumentado espectacularmente, de 13 a 32.

This Policy Brief argues that the citizen-led assessment approach should be used to implement, monitor and establish country owned accountability mechanisms for the post-2015 development agenda.

International IDEA’s State of Democracy, State of Local Democracy and Democratic Accountability assessment frameworks (developed as global public goods) offer a basis for designing such a framework.