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Article 5Chapter 3 The Parliament
 
Article 5
(1) A newly-elected Parliament assembles on the fifteenth day after election day but no sooner than the fourth day after the result of the election has been declared.
(2) Each election is valid for the period running from the day on which the newly-elected Parliament convenes until the Parliament elected next - thereafter convenes. This period is the electoral period of the Parliament.