Allocation of Number of Seats

(1) The number of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria shall be determined as per the procedure provided for in Art. 14, Para. 2 of the Treaty on European Union.
(2) The total number of seats for each party and coalition of parties shall be allocated by the Central Election Commission on the basis of the valid votes cast for the said party or coalition of parties within Bulgaria and abroad using the Hare-Niemeyer Method according to the methodology referred to in Annex No. 3.
(3) The right to share in the allocation of seats shall be limited to the political parties and the
coalitions of parties which have received valid votes of not less than the national electoral quota.
(4) The number of seats which are allocated to the parties and coalitions of parties referred to in Para. 3 shall equal the number of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria less the number of the elected independent candidates.