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Civil and political liberties
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5.5 |
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[18th of 140]
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Compulsory voting > Enforcement
Strict enforcement (Women in 1949.) |
Compulsory voting > Penalty
"Explanation, Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement, other " (Women in 1949.) |
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Electoral system
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party list |
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Electoral system type
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proportional |
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Female candidacy
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1,921 |
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[131st of 161]
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Female ministers
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55% |
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[1st of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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24.9% |
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[20th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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"1919 ,1948" |
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First female parliamentarian
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1921 (appointed) |
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Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
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0.993224965628088 |
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[49th of 183]
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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6.6% |
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[18th of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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90.6% |
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[15th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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6,652,000 |
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[39th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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83.2 |
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[26th of 117]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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7,343,460 |
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[48th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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7,999,570 |
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[48th of 163]
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Vote counting technology
Approximately half of the votes are counted by vote counting machines |
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
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