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Article 5
 

(1) Candidates in individual constituencies may be nominated, subject to the conditions specified by para.(2), by electors and social organisations complying with the provisions of the Act on the Functioning and Finances of Political Parties (henceforth: party). Candidates may also be nominated jointly by two or more parties. In case of candidate being jointly nominated by two or more parties, the names of each nominating party have to be presented on the nomination coupon.

(2) To be nominated in an individual constituency, a person shall have the proposals of at least 750 electors with their signatures affixed thereto. Proposals shall not be made except on a "nomination coupon" as indicated in the Schedule affixed hereto. If a candidate has been nominated separately as individual and also party candidate, the nominating coupons cannot be merged. An elector may propose only one candidate in one individual constituency, and only in the individual constituency in which he/she is resident. In the case of an elector proposing more than one candidates, each of his nominations shall become void.

(3) Candidates in territorial constituencies may be nominated by parties on territorial lists. A territorial list may be drawn up by the party which in a territorial constituency has, in one-fourth, of the individual constituencies but in at least two individual constituencies, presented the number of candidates specified by the Schedule hereto. The right to present a list of candidates shall not be prejudiced by a party candidate having withdrawn in an individual constituency after the first poll.

(4) A national list may be presented by the party which has drawn up lists in at least seven territorial constituencies.

(5) Parties - in case of their joint individual constituency nomination - may jointly present territorial and national lists, furthermore they may combine their lists.

(6) Thrice as many candidates may be put forward on territorial and national lists as there are mandates obtainable on those lists. If the number of announced candidates is smaller than the number of mandates on the list, the remaining mandates shall remain vacant.

(7) One and the same person may be put forward as a candidate concurrently in one individual constituency, on one territorial list and on the national list. If a candidate has obtained a mandate in the individual constituency, his name shall be stricken from the territorial or the national list. If he has obtained a mandate on the territorial list, his name shall be stricken from the national list.

(8) If a candidate is eliminated from a party list, he shall be replaced by the next succeeding candidate.

(9) An elected representative of the Social Security Selfgovernments cannot be proposed as a candidate for a parliamentary seat.