Documents for Registration of Coalitions of Political Parties

(1) The political parties, which have formed coalition of political parties for participation in elections, on the basis of common decision, shall present to the Central Election Commission application of registration not later than 45 days in advance of election day. The application shall be signed by the persons representing the coalition of political parties according to the decision on the formation thereof. The application may furthermore be signed by the persons, expressly authorised by the persons representing the coalition of political parties.

(2) The application as referred to in Para. (1) herein shall state:

1. the full or abbreviated name of the coalition of political parties according to the decision on the formation thereof;


2. the full or abbreviated name of the coalition of political parties as declared for printing on the ballot papers;


3. an application for registration to run in the elections;


4. address, telephone and a contact person.

(3) The coalition of political parties shall present, attached to the application for registration:

1. for each of the political parties participating in the coalition:

a) a certificate of legal status current as at the date of scheduling of elections;

b) a specimen of the signature of the person representing the political party;

c) a specimen of the seal of the political party;

d) a certificate issued by the Bulgarian National Audit Office under Art. 37, Para. 1 of the Political Parties Act proving the required financial statements of the political party for each of the last three years have been submitted, and as regards to newly registered political parties: as of the date of their court registration;

2. decision on the establishment of the coalition of political parties signed by the persons representing the political parties and sealed with the seals of the participating political parties;


3. specimens of the signatures of the persons representing the coalition of political parties;


4. a specimen of the seal of the coalition of political parties, if any;


5. a bank document proving a deposit has been paid in as referred to in Art. 129, Para. 1 - solely upon elections of MPs, of President and Vice President of the Republic and of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria;


6. (amend. and suppl. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016, suppl. – SG 17/19) a list, containing the names, the Uniform Civil Number and handwritten signature of not fewer than 2500 voters supporting the registration executed before persons authorised by the party; upon elections of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria or for municipal councillors and mayors the registration of the coalition may furthermore be supported by voters who are nationals of another Member State of the European Union, and the lists shall contain the names, the personal number, the number of the residence certificate and the date of registration stated therein, and signature; each voter may only participate in one list; by placing their signature in the list, the voter shall confirm their identity; the list shall be furthermore delivered in a structured electronic form, containing the names and the Uniform Civil Numbers (Personal Numbers) of the voters who have affixed their signatures in the sequence, in which they are entered in the list;


7. a certificate of an active bank account, the account holder of which should be the political party under Art. 164, Para. 2 to be used to service the election campaign only;


8. the names and the offices of the persons to be responsible for the proceeds, expenditure, and accountability of the coalition of political parties related to the election campaign;


9. an authorisation from the persons representing the coalition of political parties, in the cases where the documents are submitted by authorised persons.

(4) (Amend. – SG 17/19) The personal data as referred to in p. 6 of Para. (3) herein shall be processed and provided, subject to the requirements for the personal data protection.