The Republic of Serbia recognises 23 national minorities which have been constituted and which exercise rights through their respective National Minority Councils. Chapter VII of the Law on the Election of Members to Parliament contains rules that enable national minorities to register national minority electoral lists in parliamentary elections. Compared to other electoral lists, national minority candidate lists are granted more favourable terms for registration for parliamentary elections, as they need to collect only 5,000 signatures in support compared to 10,000 for other electoral lists (Article 138). National minority parties are easier to register, with only 1,000 support signatures required, compared to 10,000 signatures for other parties. National minority lists also have an advantage in reaching parliamentary representation, as they are not subject to the 3% threshold applicable for other electoral lists, and the quotient of national minority lists having won less than 3% of the votes for the purpose of competing for seats, is increased by 35% (Article 140). For the 2022 elections, 11 candidate lists applied for national minority status.