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Paragraph 121
 

121.  More precisely, Article 64 (5) regarding lists for the parliament and councils states that “in every three places at least one will be reserved for the less represented gender”. This is at least unambiguous and if the rule is taken literarily it would not promote a best possible representation of the underrepresented gender. The following example illustrates the point:

 
 





Rank

 



Alternative 1

Legal according to Law

 



Alternative 2

Illegal according to Law

 





1



Male



Male





2



Male



Female





3



Female



Female





4



Male



Male





5



Male



Male





6



Female



Male