§ Article 97(untitled)

Formation of political coalitions

1. Within 6 days after adoption of the decision provided for in point 2 of part 1 of
 Article 95 of this Code, any political party (alliance of political parties) having
 passed the electoral thresholds may form a political coalition with maximum 2
 other political parties (alliances of political parties) having passed the electoral
 thresholds, where the sum of the votes cast in favour of them is sufficient for
 receiving the majority of the total number of mandates distributed under
 parts 4-9 of Article 95 of this Code, and they have come to an agreement as to
 the candidate for Prime Minister.

2. Coalition member political parties (alliances of political parties) must — by 18:00
 of the day of deadline for forming a coalition — submit to the Central Electoral
 Commission the decisions on forming a coalition of permanently functioning
 governing bodies of coalition member political parties (all member political
 parties to alliances of political parties). The decision on forming a coalition must
 contain the surname, name, patronymic of the candidate for Prime Minister. In
 case of failure to submit or incomplete submission of the mentioned decisions
 within the prescribed time limit the coalition shall be considered as not having
 formed.

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3. Where the formed coalition has received the majority but less than 54 per cent

 of the total number of mandates distributed under parts 4-9 of Article 95 of this

 Code, the coalition shall receive as many minimum additional mandates as

 necessary for the total number of mandates of the coalition, expressed in per

 cents, to result in no less than 54 per cent.

 Additional mandates shall be distributed among coalition member political parties

 (alliances of political parties) in proportion with the number of ballot papers with

 affirmative vote cast in favour of each of them. The calculation of the number of

 mandates available for each political party (alliance of political parties) shall be

 carried out as follows: the number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in

 favour of each political party (alliance of political parties) shall be multiplied by

 the number of additional mandates, the product shall be divided by the total

 number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour of the coalition

 member political parties (alliances of political parties), and integer numbers shall

 be parted which shall be the numbers of additional mandates available for each

 political party (alliance of political parties). The remaining mandates shall be

 distributed among political parties (alliances of political parties) by the sequence

 of value of remainders, by the principle of one mandate to each. In case the

 values of remainders are equal, the contested mandate shall be given to the

 political party (alliance of political parties) with the highest number of ballot

 papers with affirmative vote cast in favour, and in the event of a tie, the mandate

 shall be given by drawing of lots. Distribution of additional mandates — available

 for coalition member political parties (alliance of political parties) — among

 national and district electoral lists, as well as among electoral districts shall be

 carried out in such a manner so as to observe the rules of part 7 of Article 95 of

 this Code for the distribution of mandates available for a political party (alliance

 of political parties). In the case provided for in this part, the Central Electoral

 Commission shall also adopt a decision on allocation of additional mandates.

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4. The Central Electoral Commission shall — on the day following the expiry of the

 deadline provided for in part 2 of this Article — adopt a decision on holding a

 second round of election or on the National Assembly being elected.