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VII. Candidate registration









Candidate lists can be submitted by political parties and coalitions registered with the CEC. Independent candidates can be put forward by nomination committees. Several changes introduced in the draft Code make it easier for smaller political parties and independent candidates to participate as electoral contestants. Article 129 lowers the amount of the electoral deposit for national and European Parliament elections to 2,500 BGN for political parties; 5,000 BGN for coalitions; and 100 BGN for a nomination committee of independent candidates. Signature requirements are lowered to 2,500 for political parties; 5,000 for coalitions; and 1,000 for independent candidates in parliamentary elections and 2,500 for candidates in presidential and European Parliament elections. These are positive changes addressing previous Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR recommendations.