In Estonia, mandates are first allocated in the constituencies among political parties who have received more than the 5% national threshold. This allocation is based on simple quota (a mandate is allocated if the list receives 0,75 quotas; or an additional mandate is allocated, if it receives 0,75 quotas more than the full number of quotas, i.e. if the number of votes equals 1,75 quotas, the list receives two mandates). A candidate is not allocated a seat in case he or she has fewer preferences than 10% of the simple quota. Those mandates left are distributed at national level based on the ranking of candidates in the list whereas the number of preferences is not taken into account. Still, candidates with a number of preferences inferior to 5% of the simple quota are not allowed to receive a mandate in case there are other candidates in any constituency from the same political party with more preferences than 5% of the simple quota.