However, it does not seem possible to interpret Article 3 of the Act as meaning that any list which exceeds the 5% threshold should be automatically allocated at least one seat, since in the case of Member States with a small number of seats (fewer than 20, as is the case for Lithuania), this is impossible for simple arithmetical reasons.
Tomēr tas nenozīmē, ka Akta 3. pantu var interpretēt tā, ka jebkurš saraksts, kas vēlēšanās ieguvis vairāk nekā 5 % balsu, automātiski iegūst vismaz vienu vietu, jo dalībvalstīs ar mazu vietu skaitu (mazāku nekā 20, kā Lietuvas gadījumā) tas ir matemātiski neiespējami.