For the purpose of exercising the gender equality principle, there shall be no less than 30% of candidates of less represented gender in the candidate list.

According to the order of the candidates on the candidate list, among every four candidates on the list (first four candidates, second four candidates, until the end of the list) it is obliged to have at least one candidate from the less represented gender.

The candidate list that fails to meet the requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be considered to contain flaws preventing it to be declared a candidate list, and the submitter of the list shall be invited to remove the flaws of the list, in accordance with this Law.

The submitter of the candidate list that fails to remove the flaws referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall be denied the proclamation of the candidate list by the election commission in accordance with this Law.