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Decision 65/2019 on gender quota for the candidates at all electoral procedures

Promoter Information:

Name: Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece

Email: None

Website: https://www.areiospagos.gr/

Abstract:

The Decision 65/2019 by the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece establishes 40% gender quota for the candidates at all electoral procedures (national, regional, municipal and European elections). This, modifies the previous article 34 of Presidential Decree 26/2012 which stated that, at least, one-third of political parties’ candidate lists, both for national and constituency lists, must be filled with candidates of each sex. This is a clear measure for women’s empowerment in political decision-making. It is noted that the same increased quota has already been in practice for the elections for Local Authorities (Regions and Municipalities). Furthermore, the absence of quota system in the composition of Councils of the Public Administration arouses legal penalties.

Keywords:

electoral procedures, elections, gender quotas, political decision-making, political parties

Dates:

Jan. 1, 2019 - None

Source Specificity:

Public Policy Document

Website:

http://www.areiospagos.gr/

Power Domains:

Political

Methods Tools:

Gender Training, Self-regulation

Country:

GR

City:

unspecified

Implementation Scale:

national

Language:

Greek

Other Links:

http://www.areiospagos.gr/ https://eurogender.eige.europa.eu/posts/gender-aspect-greek-candidates-european-elections-2019

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