(1) The members of the Council of Peoples shall be elected by their respective caucus in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.

(2) In the event that the number of members elected to one caucus of the Council of Peoples exceeds the number of the representatives of the respective caucus of the RS National Assembly, an additional number of members shall be elected by a caucus to be established for that purpose from among all members of the appropriate constituent peoples in the Municipal Assemblies in Republika Srpska.