Determining the order of candidates 

The order in which the parties, joint lists and constituency associations will appear in the master list of candidates and the order in which the candidates will appear in the list of presidential candidates are determined in the meeting referred to in section 36.

In parliamentary elections, municipal elections and elections to the European Parliament, a draw is conducted to determine:

1)  the mutual order of the electoral alliances and parties that do not belong to any electoral alliance;

2)  the mutual order of the parties that together have formed an electoral alliance; and

3)  the mutual order of the joint lists. (563/2015)

Constituency associations not belonging to a joint list are listed in alphabetical order.

In presidential elections, the order of the candidates is determined by a draw in the first round of the election, and the candidates are accordingly assigned a number starting with the number 2. The Chancellor of Justice shall be present at the draw. In the second round of the election, the candidates have the same number as in the first round.