Independent candidate

(1) Any person who has the right to stand as a candidate (subsections 5 and 6 of § 5) may nominate themselvesas an independent candidate and perform the acts necessary for registration. Any person who has the right to vote pursuant to subsections 1, 3 and 4 of § 5 of this Act may nominate another person as an independent candidate and perform the acts necessary for registration on the basis of a corresponding power of attorney. [RT III 2002, 22, 251 – entry into force 15.07.2002 – Judgment No. 3-4-1-7-02 of the Constitutional Review Chamber of the Supreme Court of 2002.22 declares subsection 1 to be in conflict with §§ 11 and 12 and subsection 1 of § 156 of the Constitution.]

(2) An independent candidate may be nominated in only one electoral district.