(1) The local election commission shall count all votes concerned again if, in a settlement national minority election, the difference between the number of votes cast for the candidate with the least votes from the candidates entitled to a mandate and the number of votes cast for the candidate with the most votes from the candidates not entitled to a mandate is less than 0.5 per cent of the total combined number of valid and invalid ballot papers, and the candidate with the most votes from the candidates not entitled to a mandate requests recounting by 10.00 on the day following vote counting.

(2) The votes shall be recounted by the local election commission within three days following voting.