Electoral system for national legislature

Article 87. Number of Mandates Obtained by the Electoral Contestants

(1) The allocation of parliamentary seats to the electoral contestants shall be conducted by the

Central Election Commission by dividing the number of valid votes cast for each electoral

candidate, except for independent candidates, by 1, 2, 3, 4..., etc. up to the figure that

corresponds to the number of seats in Parliament.

(2) Of the results of all divisions and of the number of valid votes cast for independent

candidates, as many numbers shall be selected in descending order as there are mandates to be

allocated. As a result, parties, other social-political organisations shall receive as many mandates

as they own numbers selected in the descending order.

(3) Independent candidates shall be considered elected if they receive at least three percent of the

valid votes cast in the election throughout the entire country.

Article 88. Mandates’ Allocation

(1) The Central Election Commission shall allocate mandates to electoral contestants in the order

of their inclusion on the candidate lists, beginning with the first candidate on the list. 

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(2) If the last mandate to be allocated stands for more candidates with the same number of votes

cast, the Central Election Commission shall allocate the mandate by drawing lots, which fact

shall be recorded in a protocol.

(3) In the event a party, other socio-political organization is entitled to a number of mandates

higher than the number of candidates on the list, the extra number selected in descending order

of respective organization shall be eliminated, and replaced by a number selected in descending

order of the other electoral contestants.

(4) Individuals included on lists of candidates but not elected shall be declared candidates on

reserve list. Candidate on reserve list shall be declared elected by the Constitutional Court in the

event that, for certain reasons, a parliamentary mandate owned by a party, socio-political

organization becomes vacant. Candidate on reserve list may refuse the parliamentary mandate by

submitting a statement to that effect to the Constitutional Court.

(5) In the event that, after the election is held and the mandates are allocated, the electoral

contestant who nominated a list of candidates is found not to have candidates on reserve list, the

vacant mandates shall be allocated to the electoral contestants following next number according

to the descending order.

 (6) In the event that the parliamentary mandate obtained by an independent candidate becomes

vacant, the Central Election Commission shall restore the descending order excluding the

number of the respective candidate and including the following one.