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Paragraph 35
 

The 2017 reform inserted a new provision in Article 41(2) of the EC which introduces financial incentives for political parties that register at least 40% of women candidates running in the uninominal constituencies (as required by law). Such parties would benefit from an increase of budgetary support of at least 10% of the amount allocated for the budgetary year to the respective party and a multiplication coefficient for every woman elected in the uninominal constituency according to the LPP. This amendment is to be welcomed as a response to the 2017 Joint Opinion, which noted that the draft legislation did not include measures aimed at enhancing the representation of women and was likely to affect it negatively, and which recommended giving further consideration to the matter. That said, the practical effects of the amendment need to be kept under review, and the authorities are encouraged to consider the introduction of additional measures; for example, some public funding could be ear-marked for gender equality initiatives such as training of women candidates, programmes related to women’s empowerment and funds to support the functioning of women’s sections. In any case, the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR recommend that the multiplication coefficient for women elected (Article 41(2) of the EC) be determined by law.