(1) The parties which have formed a coalition to contest elections on the basis of a joint decision shall present an application for registration to the Central Election Commission not later than 45 days in advance of polling day. Any such application shall be signed by the persons representing the coalition according to the decision on the formation thereof. The application may alternatively be signed by persons expressly authorised by the persons representing the coalition.

(2) The application referred to in Paragraph (1) shall state:

1. the full or abbreviated name of the coalition according to the decision on the formation thereof;

2. the full or abbreviated name of the coalition as declared for printing on the ballot;

3. a request for registration to contest the elections;

4. address, telephone number and contact person.

(3) The coalition shall present, attached to the application for registration:

1. for each of the parties participating in the coalition:

(a) a certificate of legal status current as at the date of scheduling of the elections;
(b) a specimen of the signature of the person representing the party;
(c) a specimen of the [impression of the] seal of the party;
(d) a certificate issued by the Bulgarian National Audit Office under Article 37 (1) of the Political Parties Act on financial statements submitted by the party for each of the last three years and, applicable to newly registered parties, since the date of the court registration thereof;

2. a decision on the formation of the coalition signed by the persons representing the parties and stamped with the seals of the participating parties.
3. a specimen of the signatures of the persons representing the coalition;
4. a specimen of the [impression of the] seal of the coalition, if any;
5. documentary proof from a bank on remittance of a deposit under Article 129 (1) herein: only upon elections of National Representatives, of President and Vice President of the Republic, and of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria;

6. (amended and supplemented, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) a list containing the names, the Standard Public Registry Personal Number and manual signature of not fewer than 2,500 voters supporting the registration, affixed in the presence of persons authorised by the coalition; upon elections of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria and elections of municipal councillors and of mayors, the registration of the coalition may furthermore be supported by voters who are nationals of another Member State of the European Union, with the lists stating the names, the personal number, the number of the residence certificate and the date of registration stated therein, and signature; each voter may participate in only one list; the list shall be delivered also in the form of a structured electronic image, stating the names and the Standard Public Registry Personal Number (Personal Number) of the voters who have affixed a manual signature, in the order in which they have been entered in the list;

7. a certificate of a bank account in the name of the party referred to in Article 164 (2) herein, to be used only to service the election campaign;

8. the names and positions of the persons to be responsible for the financial resources raised and spend and the bookkeeping of the coalition in connection with the election campaign;

9. an authorisation from the persons representing the coalition, in the cases where the documents are submitted by authorised persons.

(4) The personal data referred to in Item 6 of Paragraph (3) shall be processed and provided complying with the requirements of the Personal Data Protection Act.