Cameroon Electoral Code 2012/001 — gender consideration in lists
Electoral candidate lists must take gender into consideration; this is not a guaranteed 30% seat quota.
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Cameroon — National Assembly — IPU current (IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16)
33.9% women; 61 women of 180 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon — Senate — IPU current (IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16)
33% women; 33 women of 100 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon — National Assembly — IPU historical March 2020 (2020-03)
33.9% women; 61 women of 180 seats. 2020-03
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon — National Assembly — IPU historical September 2013 (2013-09)
31.1% women; 56 women of 180 seats. 2013-09
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon — National Assembly — IPU historical September 2007 (2007-09)
13.9% women; 25 women of 180 seats. 2007-09
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2007 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon — National Assembly — IPU historical June 2002 (2002-06)
8.9% women; 16 women of 180 seats. 2002-06
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2002 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2025 presidential election
Election dated 2025-10-12; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Cameroon Ministry of Communication · 2025 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2020 National Assembly election
Election dated 2020-02-09; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2013 National Assembly election
Election dated 2013-09-30; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon Electoral Code Amendment Law 2026/003
April 2026 electoral code amendment; particular gender-related effects not asserted.
Electoral and legal authority · 2026 · CameroonRead / Download →Republic of Congo — National Assembly — IPU current (IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16)
14.6% women; 22 women of 151 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo — Senate — IPU current (IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16)
31.9% women; 23 women of 72 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo — National Assembly — 2022 elected (2022-07 initial elected)
16.6% women; 25 women of 151 seats. 2022-07 initial elected
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo — National Assembly — IPU July 2017 (2017-07)
11.3% women; 17 women of 151 seats. 2017-07
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo — National Assembly — IPU August 2007 (2007-08)
7.3% women; 10 women of unreported seats. 2007-08
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2007 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo 2026 presidential election
Election dated 2026-03-15; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Reuters reporting announced electoral result · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo 2022 National Assembly election
Election dated 2022-07-10; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo 2023 Senate election
Election dated 2023-08-20; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo Electoral Law as amended by Act 40-2014
Political-party candidate lists in elections for National Assembly and Senate must include at least 30% women; candidacy rule, not reserved elected seats.
Electoral and legal authority · 2014 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Somalia — House of the People — IPU current (IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16)
19% women; 52 women of 274 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia — Upper House — IPU current (IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16)
25.9% women; 14 women of 54 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia — House of the People — IPU May 2022 (2022-05)
19.7% women; 54 women of 274 seats. 2022-05
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia — House of the People — IPU February 2017 (2017-02)
24.4% women; 67 women of 275 seats. 2017-02
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia — House of the People — IPU January 2012 (2012-01)
13.8% women; 38 women of 275 seats. 2012-01
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2012 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2021–2022 House of the People election
Election dated 2021-11-01; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2021 Upper House election
Election dated 2021-07-27; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2024 National Electoral Law — House women reservation
IPU reports 30% of lower-house seats legally reserved for women; actual figures are lower.
Electoral and legal authority · 2024 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2026 constitutional amendments — five-year parliamentary terms
Five-year term extended current legislature to April 2027; no 2026 general parliamentary election recorded.
Electoral and legal authority · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →South Africa — National Assembly — IPU August 2026 (2026-08)
45% women; 179 women of 398 seats. 2026-08
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa — National Council of Provinces — IPU current (IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16)
38.9% women; 21 women of 54 seats. IPU current, accessed 2026-10-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa — National Assembly — 2024 elected (2024-05 new legislature)
45% women; 177 women of 393 seats. 2024-05 new legislature
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa — National Council of Provinces — June 2024 (2024-06)
44.4% women; 24 women of 54 seats. 2024-06
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa — National Assembly — 2019 elected (2019-05 new legislature)
45.3% women; 179 women of 395 seats. 2019-05 new legislature
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2019 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa — National Assembly — IPU 1994 (1994-04)
25% women; 100 women of 400 seats. 1994-04
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 1994 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa 2024 National Assembly election
Election dated 2024-05-29; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa 2024 National Council of Provinces formation
Election dated 2024-06-15; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa 2019 National Assembly election
Election dated 2019-05-08; sex-disaggregated seat results shown only when available from source.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2019 · South AfricaRead / Download →South Africa ANC Constitution Article 6(1) — voluntary party gender quota
ANC states not less than 50% women in elected party structures; it is not a legislated quota for all parliamentary seats.
Electoral and legal authority · 2026 · South AfricaRead / Download →2019 NPE: 6,537 women of 14,936 candidacies — all election tiers
2019 comparison reproduced in the IEC 2024 National and Provincial Elections Report. All national, regional and provincial candidacies, not a National Assembly-only count.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2019 · South AfricaRead / Download →2024 NPE: 6,234 women of 14,886 candidacies — all election tiers
2024 National and Provincial Elections Report: 6,234 women and 8,652 men across 14,886 national, regional and provincial candidate entries. Candidacies are not unique people and NOT National Assembly-only. Use exact denominator.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2024 · South AfricaRead / Download →2024 National Assembly party seats: 200 regional + 200 national across 18 parties
IEC 2024 official seat-calculation report with national and regional allocation, 400 National Assembly seats total across 18 parties. As of 6 June 2024: ANC 159; DA 87; MK 58; EFF 39; IFP 17; other parties 40 combined. Not current membership.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2024 · South AfricaRead / Download →2024 final candidate lists — National Assembly and provincial legislatures
Official IEC final National, National Regional and Provincial candidate nomination lists. Named nominations are not equivalent to elected candidates, women nominees or current MPs.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2024 · South AfricaRead / Download →2024 NPE candidacies by tier: 4,271 national, 3,700 regional, 6,915 provincial
Breakdown by type of candidate-list entry in the IEC 2024 NPE report. Regional lists feed National Assembly; provincial lists feed provincial legislatures. Sum is 14,886 entries; may include the same individuals on several lists.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2024 · South AfricaRead / Download →Cameroon 1960–2020 National Assembly historical women's representation
IPU historical data-on-women records women's percentages in the National Assembly for dated snapshots 1960 through 2020; some historical denominators not explicitly given for each date and have been left null.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2013 National Assembly election historical turnout
30 September 2013 IPU historical report: 5,481,226 registered, 4,208,796 voters (76.79% turnout); 56 women elected to 180 seats (31.1%).
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2025 presidential candidates — published ELECAM admission list
ELECAM official documentation archive offers the list of admitted presidential candidates for 12 October 2025, rejection decisions and press kit. Admission-stage and final result counts must be kept distinct; public election records are not verified personal profile records.
Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) · 2025 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2020 National Assembly election turnout and party seat distribution
9 February 2020: 6,900,928 registered and 3,021,947 voters (43.8%). Full 180-seat final party results: CPDM 152, UNDP 7, PCRN 5, SDF 5, UDC 4, FSNC 3, MDR 2, UMS 2. Initially 167 seats filled, 58 women (34.7%); following remaining elections 180 filled, 61 women (33.9%). Distinguish dated snapshots.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2020 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon electoral management and inclusion initiative July 2026
ELECAM with UN Women and partners conducted July 27–28, 2026 civic/electoral education for women, youth, disabled persons, internally displaced and Indigenous people. Participation programme, not election candidate census.
Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) · 2026 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2025 presidential official final count — twelve candidates
Cameroon Constitutional Council announced 27 October 2025: 12 ballot candidates, 4,610,826 valid votes, 4,668,446 voters among 8,082,692 registered (57.76% turnout). Officially declared result included Paul Biya 2,474,179 (53.66%) and Issa Tchiroma Bakary 1,622,334 (35.19%). The result was disputed by Tchiroma, who claimed victory; government rejected allegations. Official declaration is not a GEW political endorsement.
Constitutional Council via IFES ElectionGuide · 2025 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2013 Senate formation — 17 elected and 3 appointed women
14 April 2013 inaugural indirect election 70 elective seats, 30 presidential appointments. 17 women indirectly elected, three women appointed; resulting 20 women among 100 senators (20.0%). Turnout of electoral college is not general voter turnout.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2013 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2018 Senate renewal — 26 women among 100
25 March 2018: Indirect election for 70 seats and 30 presidential appointments. IPU gives 26 women among full 100 senators (26.0%). Do not present 26 as women directly elected out of the 70 seats.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2018 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2025 presidential official candidate vote breakdown
Twelve candidate official vote totals: Biya 2,474,179; Tchiroma 1,622,334; Cabral Libii 157,568; Bello Bouba Maigari 112,758; Hermine Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya 76,721; Joshua Osih 55,841; Seta Caxton Ateki 39,935; Hiram Samuel Iyodi 18,828; Serge Espoir Matomba 15,925; Jacques Bougha Hagbe 13,612; Pierre Kwemo 12,873; Akere Tabeng Muna 10,252. No biographies or inferred genders.
IFES ElectionGuide / Constitutional Council · 2025 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2023 Senate — 26/70 elected and 31/100 full membership
12 March 2023: 26 female indirectly elected senators of 70 elected; 5 female presidential appointees of 30 appointed seats; total women 31/100 (31.0%) after election and appointments, distinct from elected-women share 37.1%.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon Senate women membership historical timeline 2013–2024
IPU Senate history: April 2013 20 women/100, April 2018 26/100, March 2023 31/100, December 2024 33/100. Existing current 2026 33/100 separately retained.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2026 National Assembly mandate extensions — 2027 election window
IPU documents 9 July 2025 mandate extension through 30 March 2026; another extension on 23 March 2026 through 20 December 2026. Constitution-based election window 29 January to 19 April 2027. The interval is NOT an officially fixed election date.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · CameroonRead / Download →Cameroon 2025 presidential electoral results and post-election dispute
27 October 2025 Reuters reports the Constitutional Council's official declaration of Paul Biya with 53.66% and Issa Tchiroma's rejection of the result and contrary victory claim. Describe both as attributed claims; independent recount not asserted.
Reuters · 2025 · CameroonRead / Download →Somalia 2026 gender-equality programme and 2021–22 parliamentary gap
UNDP 2026–29 gender equality strategy notes Somalia's 2021–22 30% women target remained unmet; House representation about 20%, below roughly 24% from 2016–17.
United Nations Development Programme · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia Women’s Parliamentary Caucuses and 30 percent quota advocacy
UN Women records women parliamentary caucuses in federal Lower and Upper Houses and member-state parliaments, supported since 2023–24, and their advocacy to include a 30% women quota in the November 2024 National Electoral Law.
UN Women · 2025 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia Women Development Centre grassroots advocacy
SWDC, established 2000 in Mogadishu, documents community programmes addressing violence prevention, women's empowerment, advocacy, networking and social protection; no federal electoral authority role claimed.
Somali Women Development Centre · 2025 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2016–17 indirect House election — 67 of 275 women
23 Oct 2016–7 Feb 2017: 67 indirectly elected women (24.4%) among 275 MPs, 208 men. Traditional elders select electoral-college members; there was no national ordinary-voter turnout statistic. 30% women target unmet.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 1960–2024 historical women in House of the People
IPU historical lower-house membership includes 1960 0 of 124, 1979 18/177, 1984 seven women (denominator unavailable), 2004 37/546 transitional, 2012 38/275, 2016 Dec 64/264, 2017 67/275, 2022 Apr 41/223 and May 54/274, 2024 Dec 52/274. Differing transitional systems and dated membership denominators remain clearly labelled.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2026 Constitution update and 2027 parliamentary-term end
March 2026 constitutional amendments were published on 14 March and came into force 12 April 2026. Existing Parliament's term extended to April 2027, according to IPU. Parliamentary polling date is to be announced separately by NIEBC; no invented schedule.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2016–17 first Upper House renewal — 13 of 54 women
IPU initial Senate (Upper House) result: 13 women elected of 54 senators, 24.1%, via state-level indirect mechanism. Different from the 67 women elected to House of the People.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2017 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2016 electoral colleges and women's 30% commitment
2016 indirect lower-house model used 135 elders to select 14,025 electoral-college delegates; 51 delegates for each of 275 seats. Upper House elected by federal state assemblies. Political commitment to reserve 30% seats for women; actual results fell short.
UN Assistance Mission in Somalia · 2016 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2021 Upper House election — 14 women among 54 senators
July–Nov 2021 indirect renewal: 14 women and 40 men elected to 54 Upper House seats (25.9%). Later membership figures remain separate from this election result.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2022 presidential election internationally acknowledged
16 May 2022 UN acknowledged Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president by parliamentary vote after a third round. About 40 candidates were reported (approximate, not exact).
United Nations in Somalia · 2022 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia NIEBC election administration and registration
NIEBC maintains a national electoral/boundaries mandate and public voter-registration information. Upcoming ballot format, dates, gender-disaggregated candidates and final results require separate official verification.
National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2024 National Electoral Law—30% women seats reserved
November 2024 National Electoral Law includes 30% reservation for women in House of the People. UN Women supported federal and state women's parliamentary caucuses. A legal reservation is not proof that at least 30% of 2022 legislature women were elected.
UN Women and Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2024 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia Upper House — 2017–2021 women membership observations
IPU Senate observations: 2017 Feb 13/54 women, 2021 Jul 7/29, Sep 12/48, Oct 14/52, Nov 14/54 (25.9%). Varying monthly totals reflect a staggered indirect renewal, not a single general-election turnout series.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2021 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2022 indirect presidential final ballot — 214 to 110
15 May 2022 third-round parliamentary presidential ballot: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud 214, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed 110, valid parliamentary votes 324. These are votes of federal legislators, not national citizens, and no nationwide presidential public turnout.
African Union · 2022 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2012 transitional House formation — 38 women of 275
20 August 2012 transitional parliamentary formation: IPU 38 women and 237 men among 275 House members (13.8%). Indirect/appointed transitional system, no direct public voting turnout.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2012 · SomaliaRead / Download →Somalia 2021–22 House election — 54 women among 274 filled seats
Indirect federal lower-chamber process 1 Nov 2021–5 May 2022: 54 women and 220 men among 274 filled seats; one vacancy against 275 statutory seats. Elected women 19.7%; 30% target not reached. 41 women among 223 MPs sworn in on 14 Apr 2022 is an earlier stage and not final.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · SomaliaRead / Download →Republic of Congo Senate women's representation 1992–2023
Republic of Congo (ISO CG) upper chamber IPU women observations: 1992 2/60; 2005 eight women/60 (13.3%); 2008 9/70; 2013 10/72; 2014 14/72; 2018 13/69; Aug 2023 23/72 (31.9%). Indirect election, not general-population ballot.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo 2023 Senate indirect renewal — 23/72 women
August 2023 Republic of Congo Senate indirect election: 23 women and 49 men among 72 senators (31.9%), separate from National Assembly 22/151. No citizen-voter turnout inferred from indirect senatorial election.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2023 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo National Assembly women's representation 1959–2022
Congo-Brazzaville (ISO CG) lower-house IPU observations: 1959 0/58 women, 1963 3/55, 1973 8/125, 1979 13/153, 1989 19/133, 1992 3/125, 2002 12/129, 2012 10/136, 2017 17/151, July 2022 election 25/151, August 2022 membership 22/151. Different reporting dates, not all election-day totals.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo 2014 Electoral Law women 30 percent candidate lists
Republic of Congo Electoral Law amended by Act 40-2014 requires at least 30% women on National Assembly and Senate political party candidate lists. Candidacy requirement does not reserve 30% of final seats; women currently hold 14.6% of National Assembly seats in sourced snapshot.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2014 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo CNEI electoral administration and voter information
Official CNEI website distinguishes this Republic of Congo authority from DRC CENI. Includes 2026 seven approved presidential candidate names. Later polling and official result notices require separate verification.
Commission Nationale Électorale Indépendante · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo 2022 Assembly — 25 women elected versus 22 in subsequent snapshot
2022 general-election report records 25 women among 151 elected Assembly seats (16.6%), but the subsequent August 2022 IPU member observation lists 22/151 (14.6%). These are different data series/times, not figures to average. Latest 2026 National Assembly observation remains 22/151.
Inter-Parliamentary Union · 2022 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo 2026 presidential election — officially announced result under contested civic conditions
15 March 2026 presidential election: Reuters 17 March report attributes the announced re-election of Denis Sassou Nguesso to state television/electoral officials. Do not infer exact vote totals from early media or treat declared result as independently validated election integrity.
Reuters · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →Republic of Congo official 2026 presidential slate — seven approved candidates
Republic of Congo CNEI lists Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou, Uphrem Dave Mafoula, Mélaine Destin Gavet Elengo, Mabio Mavoungou Zinga, Vivien Romain Manangou, Anguios Nganguia Engambe as the seven approved 2026 presidential candidates. Names are election ballot facts, not personal-profile approval or verified gender data.
Commission Nationale Électorale Indépendante (CNEI) · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →South Africa 2026 municipal elections — official gazetted polling date
Government Gazette No. 55162 proclaimed 4 November 2026 as municipal election day. This is a local-government vote, not a National Assembly election.
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs · 2026 · South AfricaRead / Download →Somalia 2027 parliamentary and presidential timetable — contested commission announcement
The commission announced 15 April 2027 elections for both parliamentary chambers and 15 May 2027 for the presidency. The timetable is contested and should not be treated as a completed election or independently agreed political settlement.
Hiiraan Online reporting Somalia's National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →South Africa 2026 IEC certified municipal candidates — sex breakdown
IEC 16 September 2026: 136,790 certified municipal candidates, including 51,527 women and 85,263 men (37.7% women). Certification-stage totals differ from initial nominations.
Electoral Commission of South Africa · 2026 · South AfricaRead / Download →Cameroon 2025 presidential election — one woman of twelve candidates
Deutsche Welle reports that Hermine Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya was the only woman among 12 approved contenders in the 12 October 2025 Cameroon presidential election: 1/12, or 8.3%. This is an election-level gender aggregate; official election results are reported as politically disputed. It does not grant biographical profile approval.
Deutsche Welle · 2025 · CameroonRead / Download →Somalia election gender evidence digest — October 2026
2021–22 indirect lower House: 54 women/274 filled (19.7%); Upper House: 14/54 (25.9%). Later legal 30% House reservation is not prior election attainment. 2027 timetable remains contested; candidacy counts unavailable.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · SomaliaRead / Download →South Africa election gender evidence digest — October 2026
2024 National Assembly: 177 women/393 initially filled seats (45.0%). Separate 2026 municipal certified candidates: 51,527 women/136,790 (37.7%). Internal party targets are not national statutory seat quotas.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · South AfricaRead / Download →Cameroon election gender evidence digest — October 2026
2025 presidential: 1 woman/12 candidates (8.3%); 2023 elected Senate: 26 women/70 elected members (37.1%). Official 2025 presidential results disputed.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · CameroonRead / Download →Republic of Congo election gender evidence digest — October 2026
2022 Assembly: 25 women/151 elected (16.6%). 2023 Senate: 23 women/72 indirectly elected (31.9%). 30% women on party lists is a candidate-list rule; 2026 presidential candidate genders are unverified.
GEWA synthesis of source-attributed published election records · 2026 · Republic of CongoRead / Download →