(1) Only electoral lists which have won at least 5% of votes of the total number of voters who have voted in the constituency shall take part in the distribution of mandates.

(2) Political parties of national minorities and coalitions of political parties of national minorities shall participate in the assignment of mandates even if they have won less than 5% of votes out of the total number of voters who have voted.

(3) Political parties of national minorities shall be all parties whose basic objective is to represent and advocate for the interests of a national minority and to protect and improve the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, in accordance with international standards.

(4) The Republic Electoral Commission shall decide if the submitter of the electoral list holds the status of a political party of a national minority or a coalition of political parties of national minorities when proclaiming the electoral list, at the proposal of the submitter of the electoral list, which needs to be made when submitting the electoral list.