DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES POLICY DEPARTMENT C: CITIZENS' RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS GENDER EQUALITY Electoral lists ahead of the elections to the European Parliament from a gender perspective STUDY Abstract Upon request of the FEMM Committee, this study provides a detailed analysis of the existing electoral systems for the European 2014 elections from a gender perspective in the 28 EU Member States. It also presents and scrutinises the electoral lists of the Member States from a gender perspective and presents the synthesis of the main findings from the lists. Some main conclusions are made on the basis of the mapping. They concern the relation between the adoption of legislated gender quotas and the implementation of quota provisions by national parties. PE 509.980 EN Document requested by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality AUTHORS Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini Ms Lenita Freidenvall Ms Hedvig Stahre Ms Silvia Sansonetti REVISOR Ms Elisabeth Victoria Lasky RESPONSIBLE ADMINISTRATOR Ms Erika Schulze Policy Department C - Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs European Parliament B-1047 Brussels E-mail: [email protected] LINGUISTIC VERSIONS Original: EN ABOUT THE EDITOR Policy Departments provide in-house and external expertise to support EP committees and other parliamentary bodies in shaping legislation and exercising democratic scrutiny. To contact the Policy Department or to subscribe to its newsletter please write to: [email protected] European Parliament, manuscript completed in May 2014. © European Union, Brussels, 2014. This document is available on the Internet at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/studies DISCLAIMER The opinions expressed in this document are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Parliament. Reproduction and translation for non-commercial purposes are authorized, provided the source is acknowledged and the publisher is given prior notice and sent a copy. Electoral lists ahead of the elections to the European Parliament from a gender perspective ____________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 8 LIST OF TABLES 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 1. INTRODUCTION 14 1.1. Introduction 14 1.2. Methodology of the study 16 2. SYNTHESIS OF THE MAIN RESULTS 17 2.1. Introduction 17 2.2. Electoral systems applied in EU-28 for European Parliament Elections 17 2.2.1. Definition of electoral systems 17 2.2.2. Previous research on electoral systems and women’s political representation 18 2.2.3. Mapping of electoral systems applied in EU-28 for European Parliament Elections 18 2.3. National quotas systems applied in EU-28 for European parliament elections 19 2.3.1. Definition of quotas 19 2.3.2. Implementation of gender quotas 19 2.3.3. Mapping of quota systems applied in EU-28 for European Parliament Elections 20 2.3.4. Parties without party quotas 26 2.4. Conclusions 27 3. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 29 3.1. Conclusions 29 3.2. Recommendations 29 REFERENCES 31 ANNEX: PROVISIONS FOR AN EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF MEN AND WOMEN AND COPIES OF THE ELECTORAL LISTS PER MEMBER STATE 33 AT AUSTRIA 33 The legal situation in Austria regarding the application of gender quotas 33 The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 34 Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 35 BE BELGIUM 42 The legal situation in Belgium regarding the application of gender quotas 42 The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 43 3 Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 45 BG BULGARIA 57 The legal situation in Bulgaria regarding the application of gender quotas 57 The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 58 Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 60 CY CYPRUS 65 The legal situation in Cyprus regarding the application of gender quotas 65 The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 66 Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 67 CZ Czech Republic 71 The legal situation in the Czech Republic regarding the application of gender quotas 71 The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 72 Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 74 DE GERMANY 79 The legal situation in Germany regarding the application of gender quotas 79 The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 81 Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 85 DK DENMARK 104 The legal situation in Denmark regarding the application of gender quotas 104 The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 105 Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 105 EE ESTONIA 112 The legal situation in Estonia regarding the application of gender quotas 112 The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 113 Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 114 EL GREECE Error! 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