Candidates who have obtained a number of votes exceeding 25% of the electoral quota on the joint lists on which they appear shall be elected in the order of the number of votes cast for them, provided sufficient seats have been awarded to the relevant group of lists, set of identical lists not forming part of a group or separate list. If the numbers are the same, the matter shall if necessary be decided by lot.
If the number of seats to be allocated is lower than nineteen, half rather than 25% of the electoral quota shall be taken into account when applying subsection 1.
