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Article 149
 

Changes to the Composition of Local Coalition of Political Parties


(1) Changes to the composition of local coalition of political parties having occurred upon its registration with the Municipal 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 local coalition of political parties not later than 35 days in advance of election day.
(2) (revoked - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016)
(3) In case one or more political parties or coalitions of political parties leave the local coalition of political parties, its registration shall be retained if at least two political parties or coalitions of political parties have remained in that coalition.
(4). In case where a political party or coalition of political parties, whose name or abbreviation is included in the name of the local coalition of political parties, leaves the local coalition of political parties, the Municipal election commission shall, by the decision whereby institutes the change to the composition of the local coalition of political parties, furthermore set a three-day term for a change of the name of the local coalition of political parties. The local 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 at the Municipal Election Commission. The \municipal Election Commission shall delete the name or the abbreviation of the political party, which has left the local coalition, from the name of the local coalition of political parties.
(5) Any changes having occurred in the composition of a local coalition of political parties shall be registered in the register of the Municipal election commission subject to the submission of an application by the persons representing the coalition of political parties, not later than 32 days in advance of election day.
(6) The Municipal election commission shall delete the political parties and the coalitions of political parties, which have left the local coalition from the name of the local coalition of political parties not later than 32 days in advance of election day.
(7) A party or coalition of political parties included in the composition of local coalition of political parties, which leaves the local coalition upon the registration of the local coalition of political parties, but not later than 40 days in advance of election day, may participate of Elections independently, may participate of elections as an independent political party, subject to registration according to the procedure of Art. 147.