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Article 50
 

50.1. A bloc of political parties may be formed by a minimum of two political parties. if a political party is a member of a bloc, it may not function as an independent political party or join another bloc during the course of elections. A decision to join a bloc of political parties shall be made in accordance with the charter of each political party joining the bloc of political parties. After a relevant decision is adopted, authorized representatives of the political parties shall sign a joint decision on the establishment of the bloc.


50.2. An authorized representative of the bloc of political parties shall submit the following documents to the Central Election Commission for registration:


50.2.1. copies of the charters of the political parties included in the bloc, certified by a notary;


50.2.2. decisions of the political parties on joining the bloc; and


50.2.3. a joint decision on the establishment of a bloc signed by the authorized representatives of the political parties and certified by the stamp of those parties.


50.3. A bloc of political parties is to be registered, at the latest, within 5 days of the submission of the required documents to the Central Election Commission.


50.4. The bloc of political parties may be refused registration if the documents mentioned in Article 50.2 of this Code are not officially registered, incomplete, or do not meet the requirements of this Code.


50.5. No other political party may be included in the bloc of political parties after the bloc has been registered by the Central Election Commission.