Name or Abbreviation

(1) (suppl. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) The name or the abbreviation of coalition of political parties, including of local coalition of political parties, may not repeat the name or the abbreviation of party registered under the Political Parties Act prior to the date of the promulgation in the State Gazette of the Decree of the President or of the decision of the National Assembly on the scheduling of elections, including by adding thereto words, letters, digits or other symbols. The name or the abbreviation of a coalition, including a local coalition, may not repeat the name or the abbreviation of a coalition registered by the Central Election Commission for participation in the latest elections for national representatives, or of the name of an existing parliamentary group, as well as addition thereto of words, letters, numbers or other signs. The name or the abbreviation of a local coalition shall contain only the name or the abbreviation of one of the participating parties or coalitions.
(2) (amend. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) The prohibition as referred to in Para. (1) herein shall be inapplicable where the name or the abbreviation of the coalition of political parties repeats the name or the abbreviation of any of the coalition member parties, as well as with the consent in writing with notarised signatures of the persons representing the coalition, or of the leadership of the parliamentary group.
(3) The name or the abbreviation of the coalition member parties may be added in brackets to the name or the abbreviation of the coalition of political parties.
(4) The Central Election Commission shall, upon all types of elections and the respective Municipal election commission upon elections of Municipal councillors and of Mayors, make a check of the implementation of the requirements as laid down in Para. (1) and (2) herein. In case any deficiencies or discrepancies are established, the Central Election Commission and, respectively, the Municipal election commission shall without delay give instructions as to the reconciling thereof within a 3-day term, but not later than the registration deadline.
(5) Where within the period as referred to in Para. (4) herein the deficiencies or discrepancies have not been reconciled, the respective election commission shall refuse registration.
(6) Such registration refusal by the Central Election Commission shall be appealable before the Supreme Administrative Court according to the procedure of Art. 58.
(7) Such registration refusal by the Municipal election commission shall be appealable before the Central Election Commission according to the procedure of Art. 88.