3.1. If there are initiative committees registered for the nomination of independent candidates in the MERs, the constituency election commissions shall determine the district electoral quota. District electoral quota shall be equal to the quotient from the dividing of the total number of valid votes cast in the MER by the number of seats designated for this area under item 2.15.

3.2. If there is an independent candidate registered in the respective MER who has received valid votes not less than the district electoral quota under item 3.1., the candidate shall be deemed elected and shall get the seats in the respective MER.

3.3. The resulting seats under item 3.2 shall be subtracted from the determined number of seats for the respective MER under item 2.1.5 and shall not participate in the subsequent allocation of seats as per the proportional system in the MERs.