Registration of the Political Parties and the Coalitions of Political Parties Registered at the Central Election Commission

(1) The political parties and the coalitions of political parties registered with the Central Election Commission shall be registered for participation in elections of Municipal councillors and for Mayors on the basis of application of registration presented in the respective Municipal election commission not later than 40 days in advance of election day. The application shall state what type of election the registration is requested for. A separate application shall be lodged for each single type of election.

(2) The political parties from one coalition of political parties registered at the Central Election Commission may not be registered as independent parties with a Municipal election commission, nor may they enter individually, outside the coalition of political parties where they are registered with the Central Election Commission, nor may they enter other coalitions of political parties within the territory of the Municipality.

(3) The application shall be presented by a decision of the political party. The application shall be signed by the persons representing the political party or the coalition of political parties or by persons expressly authorised by them.

(4) The application shall state:

1. the full or abbreviated name of the political party or the coalition of political parties to be printed in the ballot paper;

2. an application for registration to run in the elections, which should state the type of election the registration is to be made for;

3. address, telephone and contact person.

(5) The following shall be attached to the application:

1. (revoked - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016)


2. decision on the establishment of the coalition of political parties signed by the persons representing the political parties, and sealed with the seals of the participating political parties.


3. an authorisation of the persons authorised to represent the political party or the coalition of political parties before the Municipal election commission, in the cases where the documents are submitted by authorised persons.

(6) The Municipal election commission shall perform a check of the documents presented and take a decision on the registration of the political party or coalition of political parties not later than 40 days in advance of the election day.

(7) In case any deficiencies or discrepancies are established, the Municipal election commissionshall, without delay, give instructions as to the reconciling thereof within a 3-day term, but not later than the registration deadline. In case the deficiencies or discrepancies have not been reconciled within the period as referred to in sentence one, the Municipal election commission shall refuse registration.

(8) A refusal of the Municipal election commission shall be appealable before the Central Election Commission according to the procedure of Art. 88.