In some countries, there are requirements for gender balance on the list. Gender balance can be applied in a closed-list system but is more difficult to reflect in an open-list system. In Bosnia and Herzegovina for instance, one of the two first on the list need to come from each gender, and two out of the first five, three out of the first eight, etc. At the same time, Bosnia and Herzegovina has an open-list system, with a five-percent threshold for the voters’ choice to take effect. There is a risk that the voters will change the representation in favour of the dominating gender.