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"It may be appropriate to require political parties and other nominating organizations to put forward a minimum number of candidates of each gender, with reasonable chances to be elected."
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OSCE (ODIHR): Guidelines for Reviewing a Legal Framework for Elections, Second Edition, p. 21Summaries
- Special measures for advancing women where they have suffered past discrimination may include quotas to ensure participation or representation.
- Temporary special measures to achieve de facto equality for women can include financially assisting and training women candidates, amending electoral procedures, developing campaigns directed at equal participation, and targeting women for appointment to public positions, or the use of quotas.