ota ▁for ▁their ▁legisl atures ; ▁these ▁countries ▁consist ▁of ▁Argentina , ▁Boliv ia , ▁Brazil , ▁Colombia , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁E cuador , ▁Guy ana , ▁H ond uras , ▁Mexico , ▁Pan ama , ▁Par agu ay , ▁Peru , ▁and ▁Uruguay . ▁Political ▁parties ▁in ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁util ize ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁systems ▁to ▁pick ▁their ▁candidates ▁for ▁office , ▁with ▁Argentina , ▁Chile , ▁and ▁Uruguay ▁having ▁" f air ly ▁inform al ▁selection ▁rules " ▁for ▁their ▁candidates , ▁in ▁which ▁party ▁el ites ▁have ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁influence , ▁while ▁those ▁in ▁Par agu ay ▁and ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁use ▁more ▁string ent ▁methods ▁of ▁selection ▁described ▁by ▁formal ▁and ▁written ▁rules ▁within ▁the ▁political ▁parties . ▁Political ▁parties ▁with ▁more ▁b ureau c rat ized , ▁str ic ter ▁candidate ▁selection ▁processes ▁in ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁with ▁legisl ative - body ▁quot as ▁run ▁women ▁as , ▁on ▁average , ▁ 3 7 . 8 % ▁of ▁their ▁candidates ▁for ▁legisl ative ▁bodies , ▁while ▁in ▁those ▁parties ▁with ▁less ▁formal ized ▁selection ▁processes , ▁on ▁average , ▁women ▁const itute ▁ 3 1 . 5 % ▁of ▁candidates . ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁has ▁a ▁system ▁in ▁which ▁gender ▁quot as ▁exist ▁for ▁its ▁single ▁national ▁legisl ative ▁body , ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁with ▁a ▁requirement ▁that ▁women ▁hold ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ' s ▁ 2 4 6 ▁single - member ▁constitu