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Article 96
 

(1) The State Election Commission shall determine the total results of the voting in the election districts.

(2) The State Election Commission shall determine the voting results based on the minutes of the results summed up by the Regional Election Commissions and the entire election material.

(3) The State Election Commission shall establish the results for each individual election district according to the number of the total votes that individual lists of candidates have won on the basis of the summarized results of the Regional Election Commissions for the election district.

(4) When establishing the election results, the D'Hondt's formula shall be applied.

(5) Having established the total number of votes cast for that number of candidates in the election district (so called electorate), each individual list is divided by the sequence of divisors 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. until all seats in the election district are allocated according to the determined principle. (13)

(6) The quotients of the division, referred to in paragraph (5) of this Article, are classified by size, whereby as many of the largest quotients as there are Members of Parliament being elected in the election district shall be relevant.

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13 Translators' note: A previous law states the principle more clearly. It states: "Having established the total number of votes cast for each list of candidates (what we call electorate) each one separately is divided by the sequence of quotients I, 2, 3,4, etc., until all 35 seats are allocated according to the determined principle".

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(7) A list of candidates shall obtain as many parliamentary seats as there are largest quotients out of the number of quotients referred to in paragraph (6) of this Article. (14)

(8) In the case that for the last parliamentary seat, two identical quotients appear to exist, the mandate shall be allotted by drawing lots.

(9) When allocating parliamentary seats, as many candidates as seats won by the list, shall be considered elected.

(10) Candidates are elected from the list of candidates according to the established order. Those candidates included in the list according to the order determined, shall be considered elected.