Personalizing seats by candidate lists

5.1. When the number of seats for a party or coalition is larger than the number of candidates in the candidate list, there shall be as many seats as is the number of candidates in the list.

5.2. The elected candidates from each candidates list of a party or coalition with X won seats shall be determined according to the number of valid preferences under Art. 278, para. 4 and 5 and of the ranking of candidates in the list.

5.3. Preferences for a given candidate from a candidate list shall be valid, if the number of votes he has received is not less than 7 percent of the votes cast for the candidate list.

5.4. When there are no candidates under item 5.3., the ranking in the candidate list shall remain the same.

5.5. When there are candidates under item 5.3., they shall be ranked according to the number of received preferences starting with the candidate with the highest number of valid preferences. These candidates shall be removed from the candidate list of the respective party or coalition and shall form the List A. With the same number of preferences the order shall be determined by a lot. The remaining candidates on the candidate list shall retain their original alignment in the list and shall form the List B.

5.6. Selected shall be the first X candidates from the lists under item 5.4. or item 5.5.

5.7. The lists under item 5.4 or item 5.5 shall be kept for replacement in case of suspention or termination of the mandate of an elected candidate.