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Political participation of women in the Czech Republic

Czechia · National · See the Czechia profile

Czech political scene proves that parties are open to women. The most significant is the electoral system including the size of precincts and rules for granting preferential votes which relates to voter's behavior, participation and order of women on lists of candidates (or their

Political participation of women in the Czech Republic

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Promoter
Veronika Šprincová, Marcela Adamusová, More Women in European Politics — website
Power domain
Political Power
Methods / tools
Competence development, Awareness-raising
Keywords
parties, women, lists of candidates, elections, Parliament

Context

This literature item analyses how the Czech electoral system — precinct size and preferential-vote rules — shapes women's candidacies and representation, noting that recent municipal and Senate elections saw the highest proportions of women running, giving hope for better representation in the upper chamber of Parliament.

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