(1) The political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, filing to the Central Electoral Bureau a list of supporters including at least 1% of the total number of voters registered in the Electoral Register at national level, can submit lists of candidates in all electoral constituencies. In this case, the provisions of Article 53 (2) on the number of original copies and copies of the list of supporters shall apply accordingly. (2) Political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, choosing to submit the lists of supporters to the constituency electoral bureaus, can submit lists of candidates only if they enjoy the support of at least 1% of the total number of voters registered in the Electoral Register with their domicile or residential address in the respective constituency, without their number being lower than 1,000 voters.

(3) Independent candidates must enjoy the support of at least 1% of the total number of voters registered in the Electoral Register with their domicile or residential address in the respective constituency, without their number being lower than 1,000 voters.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 52 (6), the organisations of citizens belonging to the national minorities referred to in Article 56 shall file with the Central Electoral Bureau the same list of candidates, in all electoral constituencies, with the due application of Article 53 (1), without needing other support than that referred to in Article 56.

(5) The list of supporters must contain the date of the elections, the name of the political party, political alliance, electoral alliance or organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities or the last name and first name of the independent candidate, where appropriate, the last name and first name of the supporter, his/her personal identification number, date of birth, address, name, series and number of the ID document, as well as his/her signature. The list shall also mention the last name, first name and personal identification number of the person having drawn up the list. The person having drawn up the list is bound to file a sworn statement ascertaining the accuracy of the supporters’ signatures.

(6) The list of supporters represents a public document, with all the consequences referred to by law. The model for the list of supporters is set in Appendix 2, which is a part of this law.

(7) Only those citizens with the right to vote and domiciled or residing in the electoral constituency for which candidates are being proposed can be supporters. A supporter can support several lists of candidates or independent candidates.