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São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

Middle Africa

São Tomé and Príncipe has a Unicameral parliament with legislated quotas for the single/lower house. 8 of 55 (15%) seats in the National Assembly are held by women.

At a glance

Structure of parliament Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas

For the Single / Lower house? Yes
For the Upper house? No
For the Sub-national level? No

Are there voluntary quotas?

Adopted by political parties? No
Is there additional information? Yes

Single / Lower House

National Assembly

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

* 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

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Sources

LEGAL SOURCES:

  • Constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe - Link
  • Electoral Law 06/2021 - Link
  • Political Parties Law - Link
  • Gender Parity Law - News Link

OTHER SOURCES:

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