<P> Countries can have more than one threshold . Germany, as mentioned earlier, has a "regular" threshold of 5%, but a party winning three constituency seats in the Bundestag can gain additional representation even if it has achieved under 5% of the total vote . Most multiple - threshold systems are still in the proposal stage . Election thresholds are often implemented with the intention of bringing stability to the political system . </P> <P> The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recommends for parliamentary elections a threshold not higher than 3% . However a 2007 European Court of Human Rights decision, Yumak and Sadak v. Turkey, held that Turkey's 10% threshold did not violate Article 3 of Protocol 1 of the ECHR (right to free elections). Because Turkey has no limits for independent candidates, the 10% rule has to some extent been circumvented by parties running candidates as independents . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> For individual parties </Th> <Th> For other types </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> 5% for multi-party alliances to each electoral area level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 7% for multi-party alliances </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 5% (at constituency level; no national threshold) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 3.6% </Td> <Td> 5% for Northern Cyprus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 10% for a coalition of 2 parties, 15% for a coalition of 3 parties, 20% for a coalition of 4 and more parties </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 2% or direct mandate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 5% of the valid "party list" votes for proportional representation (or winning three constituencies) </Td> <Td> 0% (ethnic minorities), 0% (EU parliamentary elections) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 7% for regional elections </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 10% for bipartite alliances, 15% for multi-party alliances) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 5% (only for compensatory seats) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> 8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 7% for party alliances </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 3% (non-party), 12% (party alliances) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 0.67% (percent of votes needed for one seat) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 4% (only for compensatory seats) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 8% (alliances); 0% (ethnic minorities) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 10% (alliances) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Marino </Td> <Td> 3.5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 4% (national level) 12% (constituency) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 0.4% for ethnic minorities </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> 7% for bipartite alliances, 10% for multi-party alliances </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 10% </Td> <Td> None for independent candidates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> For individual parties </Th> <Th> For other types </Th> </Tr>

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