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What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a candidate (independent/party) to win a seat in Chamber 1?

a. No minimum 59 countries (53%): Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, France, Germany, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Niue, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Samoa, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Republic of, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia,
b. Specify the percentage: 16 countries (14%): Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Wallis and Futuna,
c. Not applicable 35 countries (31%): Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Croatia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ghana, Guatemala, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United States of America, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zanzibar,
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