II. Comments on the text of the draft law

F. Nomination and registration of candidates

According to Article 52 the nomination of candidates begins 90 days prior to election day and ends 78 days prior to election day. Parties have the right to nominate a list of candidates in the nationwide election district. Candidates in the single-mandate districts can be nominated by parties or they can be self-nominated. A person included in the list of candidates of a party cannot be nominated in a single-mandate district and may be included in only one party list or be nominated for one single-mandate district. Candidates who are not members of any party may nonetheless be nominated by a party and appear on the list of that party. Candidate lists for the nationwide district are registered with the CEC. Candidates for single-mandate districts are registered with the relevant DEC.