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Article 399
 

Proportional Representation Election System for Municipal Councillors


(1) The elections for Municipal councillors shall be held based on the proportional representation election system with registered candidate lists in multi-member regions of:


1. parties and coalitions;
2. nomination committees.


(2) In voting for a candidate list of a political party or coalition, the voter may mark a preference for a candidate in the candidate list thus expressing his/her preference on the order of arrangement of the candidates on the candidate list he/she is voting for.
(3) The right to share in the allocation of seats shall be limited to the political parties, the coalitions of parties and independent candidates that have received valid votes of not less than the Municipal electoral quota.