(1) The number of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria shall be determined according to the procedure provided for in Article 14, paragraph 2 of the Treaty on European Union.

(2) The total number of seats for each party and coalition shall be determined by the Central Election Commission on the basis of the valid votes cast for the said party or coalition within Bulgaria and abroad according to the Hare-Niemeyer Method using a methodology described in Annex 3 hereto.

(3) The right to be included in the allocation of seats shall be limited to the parties, coalitions and independent candidates which and who have gained valid votes that are not less than the national electoral quota.

(4) The number of seats which are allocated to the parties and coalitions referred to in Paragraph (3) shall equal the number of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria less the number of the elected independent candidates.