Art. 297. (1) The total number of seats for each party and coalition of parties shall be allocated by the Central Election Commission on the basis of the valid votes cast for the said party or coalition of parties within Bulgaria and abroad using the Hare-Niemeyer Method according to the methodology referred to in Annex No. 1.

(2) (Suppl. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) The right to share in the allocation of seats at the national level shall be limited to the parties and the coalitions of parties which have gained not less than four per cent of the valid votes within Bulgaria and abroad, except the votes referred to in Art. 279, Para 1, Item 6.

(3) The number of seats which are allocated to the parties and coalitions of parties referred to in Para. 2 shall equal the number of MPs in the National Assembly less the number of the elected independent candidates.

(4) The number of seats of the parties and coalitions of parties in the multi-member regions shall be determined using the Hare-Niemeyer Method according to the methodology referred to in Annex No. 1.