(1) The political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities taking part in the elections according to this law, as well as independent candidates can challenge the way in which the electoral bureaus have been set up, as well as their composition, within 48 hours, at the most, from the expiry of the deadline for the establishment or, where appropriate, for the completion of these bureaus.

(2) Challenges shall be filed and settled by the electoral body set up at the immediately superior level to the one at which the bureau concerned by the challenge operates, or by the High Court of Cassation and Justice, if the challenge concerns the Central Electoral Bureau, within two days from registration, at the most. The decision of the electoral body or, where appropriate, the ruling of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, is final.