North Macedonia
See historical data for this field.Assembly of the Republic
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Talat
Xhaferi
(Male)
Year of birth
1962
Additional information
Elected on 27 April 2017, re-elected on 21 Aug. 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Cvetanka
Ivanova
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 15 July 2017.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Hristina Runcheva (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
73
Oldest member
Boris Stojmenov (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
31-40
32
41-45
46-50
51-60
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 58 | Total >= 46: 62 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Legislated candidate quotas. In the submitted list of candidates for Members of Parliament, in every three places at least one will be reserved for the less represented sex.
Elections > Election results
Candidates
Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
1,560
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
660
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
42.31%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
660
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
42.31%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
77
Number of women elected
43
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
34.96%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
After the formation of the new government in August, the number of women increased from 43 to 46 out of 120 members.
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
43
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
77
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
43
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Talat
Xhaferi
(Male)
Political party
Democratic Union for Integration (DUI)
Date of election
21.08.2020
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1991
Women’s right to vote
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1990
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women's Parliamentary Club
(January 2003)
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Amendments to the Election Code to ensure at least every third position on the candidates’ election lists be allocated to the less represented gender with the result that in 2006, 37 women MPs (30.8%of all MPs) were elected;
Support for the drafting and adoption of a Law on Equal Opportunities;
Tabling amendments to the Law on Health Insurance to ensure free preventive gynecological examinations for the early detection of cervix cancer and breast cancer.
- Support to incorporate a new chapter for the protection of victims of family violence into the Law on Families;
Amendments to the Law on Games of Chance and Entertainment Games (Gambling Law), to establish a special fund to fight against family violence;
Amendments to the 2008 Budget of the Republic of Macedonia to increase funding for centers providing shelter for the homeless and victims of family violence.
- Amendments to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, which extended the retirement age based on years of work experience, by an additional two years.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No