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Article 15
 

The election of the CEC Chairman

The seventh member and, at the same time, the CEC Chairman, is elected not later than 7 days after the completion of the procedure for the election of the CEC members according to article 14 of this Code, based on the following procedure:

a) The parliamentary group of the largest party of the parliamentary majority submits to the Assembly a list of no fewer than four candidacies. No candidacies proposed in accordance with letter (a) of point 1 of article 14 of this Code can be included in this list.

b) The parliamentary group of the largest party of the parliamentary opposition selects two of the candidacies proposed in accordance with letter (a) of this article. The selected candidacies are submitted to the Assembly for a vote.

c) The candidate who obtains more than half of the votes of the Assembly deputies is elected the CEC Chairman.