The district electoral councils of single-member constituencies by January 25 registered 246 electoral competitors, 25 of whom are independents. A number of 107 files are being examined and the decisions as to the registration of the candidates will be taken within seven days of the submission day, IPN reports.

According to the Central Election Commission, seven of the 360 filed applications were rejected.

The time limit for filing applications to have the candidates registered as electoral competitors in the parliamentary elections of February 24, 2019 was January 24. Fifteen parties submitted application to run in the national constituency and nine of these were already registered.

In the upcoming parliamentary elections, 50 MPs will be elected in the national constituency, while 51 MPs in single-member constituencies.