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Panama

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

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Historical data on women

Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government

Women's suffrage

Year of first woman in parliament: 1946
Year of first woman speaker: 1994

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1941
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: "Panamanian women aged 21 and over who held a university degree or have completed vocational training, teachers' college or secondary schooling, may vote in provincial bodies

Women’s right to vote: 1946
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Law of 1 March 1946

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1941
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: Restricted
Detail of restrictions: Minimum age: 21. Must hold a university degree or have completed vocational training or secondary schooling.

Women's right to stand for election: 1946
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: Universal

Notes: Law of 1 March 1946