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The National Council may launch an initiative with the Government of the Republic of Serbia for the abrogation, i.e. nullification of regulations
issued by ministries and separate organisations if the former are not in compliance with the provisions of this Law and other normative acts
pertaining to national minorities.
Relation with the bodies of the autonomous province and local self-government units
Article 26
National Councils give suggestions, initiatives and opinions to the bodies of the autonomous province and local self-government units regarding
issues pertaining to national minority status and preservation of the specificities of national minorities.
Bodies of the autonomous province and those of the local self-government units shall be obliged to consider the National Councils’ suggestions,
initiatives and opinions and shall take steps accordingly.
In the process of the adoption of general documents in the field referred to in Article 2 of this Law, bodies of the autonomous province and
those of the local self-government units shall seek opinion from the National Councils.
The procedure for obtaining opinion shall be regulated by the rules of procedure of the bodies from paragraph 1 of this Article.
V. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL CO-OPERATION
Article 27
The National Council shall, in accordance with law, co-operate with international and regional organisations, state bodies, the country’s
organisations and institutions, as well as with the national councils or similar national minorities’ bodies in other countries.
The National Council representatives shall participate in negotiations or be consulted as part of negotiations the aim of which is the conclusion
of bilateral agreements with home countries, especially when national minority rights are discussed.
Representatives of the National Councils shall participate in the work of mixed inter-governmental bodies whose aim is supervision of the
implementation of bilateral inter-governmental agreements on the protection of a specific national minority’s rights.
Article 28
Representatives of national minorities, via the Council for National Minorities of the Republic of Serbia, take part in the conclusion of, i.e.
accession to international agreements regarding the status of national minorities and preservation of their rights.
VI. ELECTION OF NATIONAL COUNCILS
1. Common provisions
Article 29
National Councils may be elected in direct elections or through Electoral Assembly.
National minorities shall individually choose to which of the two aforementioned ways they shall give priority.
Indirect elections for National Councils shall be held if until the day of calling of the elections more than 50% of the total population of the
national minority according to the most recent census, reduced by 20%, is entered into the special electoral register the national minority.
Principles of electing National Councils
Article 30
The elections for National Councils shall be based on principles of free choice, equality of voting rights, periodicity of elections and secrecy of
ballot.
The elections shall be especially based on voluntariness, proportionality and democracy.
Right to vote
Article 31
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