using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Numerics;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using static System.Math;
using Debug = System.Diagnostics.Debug;
using MethodImplOptions = System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplOptions;
using MethodImplAttribute = System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplAttribute;


static class P
{
    static void Main()
    {
        int n = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
        var a = Console.ReadLine().Split().Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
        var even = a.Count(x => x % 2 == 0);
        var odd = a.Count(x => x % 2 == 1);
        Console.WriteLine(Abs(even - odd));
    }
}