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Article 97
 
1. Political parties may form an election coalition in order to submit joint list of candidates for deputies to the Seym or candidates for senators.
2. A political party shall be a member of one election coalition only.
3. Election activities carried out in the name of an election coalition shall be realised by the election committee, later called: “election committee of a coalition”, that has been created by the organs of the political parties authorised to represent those parties in external contacts which are members of that coalition.
4. The election committee of a coalition may be created in the period of time that begins on the day of publication of the order on elections and ends on the 50th day before the poll.
5. The election committee of a coalition shall consist of at least 10 persons, nominated by organs of the political parties referred to in paragraph 3 above.
6. The election committee of a coalition shall establish:
1) the agent of the election committee – who is authorised, with regard to Article 109, to act for and in the name of the election committee;
2) the financial agent of the election committee referred to in Article 109.
7. The agent referred to in paragraph 6, subparagraph 1, shall notify the National Electoral Commission, no later than the 50th day before the poll, that the election committee of a coalition has been created.
8. The notification referred to in paragraph 7 shall also include the following data:
1) the name of the election committee, given in conformity with  Articles 99 and 100, as well as a shortened name and the address of the seat of the committee;
2) the name (names), surname, address of residence and identity card (PESEL) number of the agent referred to in paragraph 6, subparagraph. 1;
3) the name (names), surname, address of residence and identity card (PESEL) number of the financial agent referred to in paragraph 6, subparagraph 2.
9. The following documents shall be enclosed with the notification referred to in paragraph 7 above:
1) a copy of the agreement about the creation of a coalition that includes the following: names, surnames, addresses of residence and identity cards (PESEL) numbers of the persons referred to in paragraph 5 above;
2) the declaration of the agents referred to in paragraph 6 above  accepting the power of attorney, and additionally, in the case of a financial agent – also a statement that s/he fulfils all the obligations referred to in Article 109, paragraphs 2 and 3;
3) evidence of the registration of the political parties that form the coalition;
4) excerpts from the statutes of  the political parties forming the coalition which shall indicate the party organs authorised to represent the party externally.