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Article 144
 

Changes to the Composition of Coalition of Political Parties


(1) Changes to the composition of coalition of political parties having occurred upon its registration at the Central Election Commission, shall be made subject to submission of an application and presentation of a decision concerning the changes, which needs to meet the requirements for establishment of the coalition of political parties, not later than 35 days in advance of election day.
(2) In case the coalition of political parties includes new political parties, these new political parties shall, not later than 35 days in advance of election day, present the documents as referred to in Art. 140, Para. 3, item 1.
(3) In case one or more political parties leave the coalition of political parties, its registration shall be retained if at least two political parties have remained in that coalition.
(4)In case where a political party, whose name or abbreviation is included in the name of the coalition of political parties, leaves the coalition of political parties, the Central Election Commission shall, by the decision whereby institutes the change to the composition of the coalition of political parties, furthermore set a three-day term for a change of the name of the coalition of political parties. The coalition of political parties shall retain its registration for participation in the elections if, within the term set, changes its name by a decision on such change and lodges an application thereto with the Central Election Commission. The Central Election Commission shall delete the name or the abbreviation of the political party, which has left the coalition, from the name of the coalition of political parties.
(5) Any changes having occurred in the composition of coalition of political parties shall be furthermore registered in the register of the Central Election Commission subject to the submission of an application by the persons representing the political party or the coalition of political parties not later than 32 days in advance of election day.
(6) The Central Election Commission shall delete the political parties, which have left the coalition, from the name of the coalition of political parties not later than 32 days in advance of election day.
(7) A party included in the composition of coalition of political parties may not participate in the elections as an independent political party.
(8) A party included in the composition of coalition of political parties, which leaves the coalition upon the registration of the coalition of political parties, but not later than 45 days in advance of election day, may participate of elections as an independent political party, subject to registration according to the procedure of Section II of this Chapter.